Austin Police Department officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents guide a van out of the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin on April 1, 2025.

As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas

The Trump administration is going all in on accelerating mass deportation efforts. Here’s how ICE operations look in Texas, home to an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

The Trump administration is going all in on accelerating mass deportation efforts. Here’s how ICE operations look in Texas, home to an estimated 2 million undocumented immigrants.

Masked ICE agents lead a crying man in handcuffs out of San Antonio immigration courtroom after he showed up for his hearing.

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More than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

by Nicole Foy, ProPublica October 17, 2025October 17, 2025

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Texas’ new immigration law is blocked again

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect, a federal appeals court let an earlier injunction stand. SB 4 lets Texas police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.

by Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune March 20, 2024December 11, 2024

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Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues

The ruling allows Texas to start enforcing SB 4 while a lawsuit over its constitutionality remains pending before a federal appeals court.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune March 19, 2024June 12, 2024

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U.S. Supreme Court again extends its freeze on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law

Unlike the high court’s previous stays, this one is open ended and includes no expiration date.

by Sanford Nowlin March 19, 2024August 7, 2024

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U.S. Supreme Court extends its block on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law

The court’s original stay was set to expire Wednesday. Now it extends until March 18.

by Sanford Nowlin March 12, 2024July 28, 2024

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Texas’ child welfare agency blocked from investigating many more parents of trans teens

Friday’s injunction applies to all members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group with more than 600 members in Texas.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 18, 2022August 17, 2023

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ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

In July, Abbott authorized state law enforcement to transport migrants to ports of entry. It’s unclear how and why migrants are being detained, raising civil rights concerns and questions about whether the state is overstepping federal authority.

by James Barragán, The Texas Tribune August 9, 2022August 3, 2023

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Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

The executive order calls on the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services to increase access to gender-affirming health care and develop ways to counter state efforts aimed at limiting such treatments for transgender minors.

by Eric Neugenboren, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2022August 14, 2024

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Supreme Court draft ruling puts Henry Cuellar in hot seat over abortion votes ahead of runoff

Cuellar’s right race with Jessica Cisneros represents the most vivid illustration of how the leaked opinion in favor of reversing Roe v. Wade could reshape a number of the fast-approaching runoffs.

by Patrick Svitek and Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune May 6, 2022August 17, 2023

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County

by Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune July 31, 2021August 17, 2023

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As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas

More than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents. They’ve been kicked, dragged and detained for days.

Texas’ new immigration law is blocked again

Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues

U.S. Supreme Court again extends its freeze on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law

U.S. Supreme Court extends its block on Texas’ ‘show me your papers’ law

Texas’ child welfare agency blocked from investigating many more parents of trans teens

ACLU calls on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border

Biden signs order to protect transgender children as Texas continues efforts to restrict gender-affirming care

Supreme Court draft ruling puts Henry Cuellar in hot seat over abortion votes ahead of runoff

Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids

Texas AG Ken Paxton loses appeal over investigation of transgender teen’s family

Texas’ renewed voting-roll purge is flagging citizens, including some in San Antonio, as likely non-citizens

‘This is a dark day’: For Texas abortion providers, U.S. Supreme Court ruling feels apocalyptic

Two years after Walmart mass shooting, El Paso leaders see inaction and betrayal by Texas officials

Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County

Lawsuit seeks to block new Texas law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy

In economic crisis, Texas Democrats push to legalize marijuana. Key Republicans likely stand in the way.

Thousands of immigrants in Texas hope the courts or the election will save their protected status

Texas ACLU criticizes the extensive law enforcement presence at George Floyd’s burial