Federal authorities conducted enforcement operations in the Austin area over the weekend, just days after President Trump began his second term and vowed to crack down on immigration. Driving the news: A spokesperson with U.
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
APD Chief Lisa Davis did not know the number of warrants federal agents served or the immigration status of those involved.
The American-Statesman reached out to immigration advocates and attorneys to ask what advice they are giving to immigrants without legal status.
On Sunday afternoon, a crowd of protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids were conducted in Austin.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has carried out raids across the United States, including several cities in Texas.
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
Dozens of people were arrested in North Texas alone as part of Donald Trump’s crackdown on people who may be in the country without legal status.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
Federal officials, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, conducted what they said were "enhanced targeted operations" in Austin on Sunday — an effort that Austin Police ...
ICE agents are carrying out sweeps across the country, including here in Central Texas. These operations are a part of the Trump administration's plan to crackdown on illegal i.