Migrants hold up a Venezuelan flag near the migrant center in Juarez, Mexico on March 28, 2023. The Trump administration halted immigration applications for people from 19 countries, including Venezuela, in late November.

Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy

Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.

by Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas TribuneDecember 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Last month the Trump administration made people from 19 nations ineligible to obtain legal status. “Fear won,” said one woman who came from Venezuela nearly a decade ago.

ICE agents arrest a suspect during an enforcement action.

Bad Takes

Trump’s immigration crackdown is about creating fear for more than migrants

With a $28 billion yearly budget, ICE is now the country’s largest domestic law enforcement agency.

by Kevin Sanchez December 15, 2025December 16, 2025

ICE agents conduct an arrest in this federal file photo.

San Antonio News

Leaked federal data shows three-fourths of those booked by ICE have no criminal convictions

Despite the White House saying ICE raids target hardened criminals, just 5% of recent detainees have violent criminal convictions.

by Sanford Nowlin November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Law enforcement officials round up people detailed at last weekend's San Antonio raid.

Texas News

Video shows FBI knocking down surveillance camera during federal raid on San Antonio’s North Side

The footage also shows agents throwing a man to the ground as he has his hands raised in surrender.

by Michael Karlis November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

The ICE facility where investigators are looking into an "unknown substance" is the same one that experienced a shooting attack in September.

Texas News

Emergency crews look into ‘unknown substance’ at ICE building in Dallas

The facility is the same one targeted by a gunman in September.

by Sanford Nowlin November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

Agents walk among people detained last weekend.

San Antonio News

Feds say they busted a Tren de Aragua cell in San Antonio but haven’t backed up the claim

Two congressmen are demanding answers, and advocates point to previous raids the feds tied to the gang but resulted in no criminal charges.

by Sanford Nowlin November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

ICE agents arrest an immigrant as part of an enforcement sweep.

Texas News

Trump’s immigration crackdown cratering Texas’ job growth, new report finds

The state’s job growth has hit its lowest level since the outset of the pandemic, and economists blame the White House’s policies.

by Sanford Nowlin October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

DPS troopers return to their patrol route after making a traffic stop in southeast Austin on Aug. 7, 2023.

News

“Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation

The Department of Public Safety has shifted from Biden-era border enforcement to helping expel people from the country, a job once exclusively done by federal authorities.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

News

I was an undocumented Texas college student. I’m not going anywhere — and neither is our movement.

Lawmakers lacked the political courage to force a floor vote at the Capitol on the Texas Dream Act, so state leaders took a coward’s path.

by Julieta Garibay, The Texas Observer June 13, 2025July 30, 2025

News

Worries arise that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘invasion’ rhetoric will spill over into violence

Democrat lawmakers and extremism experts said the governor’s amped-up statements could incite another tragedy similar to the El Paso Walmart massacre.

by Michael Karlis February 8, 2024June 22, 2025

News

Border Brawl: What’s Abbott trying to prove in his showdown with the feds?

Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star and seizure of Shelby Park are little more than political theater, according to experts — albeit with real-world consequences.

by Michael Karlis January 23, 2024November 16, 2024

News

Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

The steep backlog means asylum seekers now face an average five-year wait for courts to close out their proceedings.

by Sanford Nowlin January 2, 2024November 10, 2024

News

Bad Takes: Texas’ Operation Lone Star victimizes immigrants already fleeing violence and persecution

Blurring the line between criminals and immigrants is at the core of Gov. Greg Abbott’s approach.

by Kevin Sanchez March 16, 2022March 24, 2025

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Immigration

Immigrant families in Texas have gone into hiding after latest Trump administration policy

Trump’s immigration crackdown is about creating fear for more than migrants

Leaked federal data shows three-fourths of those booked by ICE have no criminal convictions

Video shows FBI knocking down surveillance camera during federal raid on San Antonio’s North Side

Emergency crews look into ‘unknown substance’ at ICE building in Dallas

Feds say they busted a Tren de Aragua cell in San Antonio but haven’t backed up the claim

Trump’s immigration crackdown cratering Texas’ job growth, new report finds

“Operation Lone Star 2.0”: DPS arresting thousands of undocumented immigrants across Texas to aid Trump’s mass deportation

I was an undocumented Texas college student. I’m not going anywhere — and neither is our movement.

Worries arise that Gov. Greg Abbott’s ‘invasion’ rhetoric will spill over into violence

Border Brawl: What’s Abbott trying to prove in his showdown with the feds?

Backlog in U.S. immigration cases reaches new record

Bad Takes: Texas’ Operation Lone Star victimizes immigrants already fleeing violence and persecution

State agency awards $11 million contract to oversee construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico border wall

Greg Abbott’s $250 million in funding for a border wall likely to get him 20 miles, report suggests

From abortion access to immigration, the battle over the open Supreme Court seat will affect Texas for a generation

Texas Judge Tells Right-Wing Group That It Can’t Build Border Wall Barrier

San Antonio Closing Its Migrant Resource Center as Number of Border Crossers Drop

Report: Trump Administrations Wants to Collect DNA From Asylum Seekers, Add to FBI Database Used By Law Enforcement

Trump’s Wall Funding Will Slash $354 Million From Texas Military Projects, Including Work at Joint Base San Antonio