Children walk between structures at the Dilley detention camp during Trump's first term in office.

A Texas immigration lawyer breaks down family detention, habeas corpus and Senate Bill 4

The revival of the Dilley detention center and a scorched-earth approach to immigration arrests has led advocates to embrace a novel strategy rooted in old law.

by Davila, Gaige June 13, 2026June 13, 2026

Texas News

San Antonio high school student detained by ICE set for release from Dilley detention center

The 10th grader and his father were detained last month while en route to a soccer game.

by Michael Karlis June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Texas News

San Antonio high schooler detained by ICE on way to soccer game

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is fighting for the release of the Churchill High student and his father, who are being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.

by Michael Karlis June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

The Rio Grande cuts through the desert between the U.S. and Mexico as seen from an aerial view over Big Bend National Park on May 24, 2026.

Texas News

Proposed ban on Big Bend border wall fails in U.S. House funding panel

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.

by Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

An aerial view of the Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss in El Paso, on Sept. 7, 2025.

Texas News

Government watchdog says Texas detention center wasted up to $11.5 million before detainees arrived

A U.S. General Accounting Office report found a host of problems at El Paso’s Camp East Montana, including a contractor losing a loaded gun on the property after it opened.

by Alejandro Santos Cid, The Texas Tribune June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio Rep. Joaquin Castro files amendments to funding bill that would end child detention

The Democratic congressman submitted his amendments as San Antonio clergy and immigrant-rights advocates rallied against Trump’s deportation agenda.

by Sanford Nowlin June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

The border wall cuts across a stretch of land.

Texas News

Trump administration waives environmental laws for Big Bend border wall construction

Despite the White House saying it won’t build a physical wall through the public lands, environmentalists said the administration is still making moves to do just that.

by Stephanie Koithan June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

Andrea Pedro Francisco, 23, has lived in Minnesota since 2019 and for years has suffered increasing abdominal pain. In January, doctors said she needs surgery for an overian cyst. Then ICE agents detained her.

Texas News

Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICE

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained her in Texas, repeatedly denying her the procedures.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Students enter the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station on Sept. 18, 2025.

Texas News

Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The law giving eligible undocumented students in-state tuition at colleges was blocked last year.

by Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026June 4, 2026

San Antonio News

Everything we saw at San Antonio’s protest against Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration crackdown

Abbott, an unrepentant Trump ally, threatened to withhold funding from Texas cities that pass policies limiting police cooperation with ICE.

by San Antonio Current Staff May 31, 2026May 31, 2026

Rochelle Garza, chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, delivers the symposium's keynote speech.

San Antonio News

Speakers at San Antonio civil rights conference urge resistance against Trump immigration crackdown

Two top speakers at the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute’s 2026 Symposium said we must speak up and speak the truth during this defining moment.

by Kat McKinney May 31, 2026May 31, 2026

ICE agents question a driver in the parking lot of the Las Palmas Branch Library.

San Antonio News

ICE conducts enforcement action at San Antonio voting location, witnesses say

While witnesses said the agents didn’t question or approach people there to cast ballots, their presence comes amid heightened worries about attempts at voter suppression.

By Michael Karlis May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Texas News

Judge orders release of Alamo Heights family detained by ICE at school bus stop

U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered the family, whose cause was championed by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, to be released no later than 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

by Michael Karlis May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Texas News

Deported South Texas DACA recipient returned to U.S. freed after detainment

José Contreras Díaz, 30, was deported by ICE despite having valid DACA status. ICE returned him to the U.S. but detained him on April 29 after he landed in Texas.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Texas News

Joaquin Castro says he’s working for quick release of Alamo Heights family detained by ICE

The San Antonio congressman said a habeas corpus petition has been filed on the family’s behalf, and a judge is expected to hear it next week.

by Michael Karlis May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

In January, days after Trump’s inauguration, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order ordering “all appropriate state agencies to assist federal actors working under the direction of the Trump Administration with carrying out functions under federal immigration laws.”

Texas News

Civil rights groups sue to stop Texas law that lets local and state police deport people

Senate Bill 4, set to go into effect next week, empowers state authorities bring charges against people for illegally crossing the border — traditionally a power reserved for the federal government.

by Sanford Nowlin May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

A photo of best friends Joshua Orta and Ruben Ray Martinez at Orta’s grave in San Antonio on April 16, 2026. Orta died in a car accident in February. He was a passenger in the same car when ICE shot and killed Martinez in South Padre Island a year earlier.

San Antonio News

How the unreported killing of an American by ICE shattered two San Antonio families

Josh Orta was the sole witness of Ruben Martinez’s death to dispute the government’s account. Months later, he died in a crash after learning an ICE agent killed his friend. Their mothers blame the government for their loss.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Texas News

San Antonio protesters seek release of Alamo Heights family taken by ICE at school bus stop

Alamo Heights ISD parents have launched a GoFundMe to help cover the family’s legal fees.

by Michael Karlis May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

Texas News

Joaquin Castro, other lawmakers want answers about pregnant migrant teens held in Texas

The Democratic congressman from San Antonio says holding the young women in Texas violates their right to reproductive healthcare access.

by Michael Karlis May 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Masked ICE agents arrest a man during a raid last year in Arlington, Virginia.

Texas News

Federal appeals court rejects Trump policy of mandatory lockup in immigration cases

The three-judge panel said the White House’s policy of denying bail to migrants is based on flawed legal arguments and raises constitutional concerns.

by Sanford Nowlin April 28, 2026April 28, 2026