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

Heavily armed ICE agents arrest a man during an enforcement action in California last year.

San Antonio News

ICE looking for more San Antonio office space as immigration crackdown continues

The agency carrying out Trump’s mass-deportation raids wants to lease 66,000 more square feet of office space in SA, records show.

by Sanford Nowlin May 28, 2026May 28, 2026

Marchers take to San Antonio's streets in January as part of a as part of a nationwide protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Texas News

Ruptured Families: The U.S. citizen children left behind by deportations

More than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart.

by Jesús Jank Curbelo May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

The T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a detention facility in Taylor on Sept. 24, 2020.

Texas News

Inside the legal battle over undocumented immigrants’ right to challenge their detention.

Last year the Trump administration launched a policy of keeping all immigrants arrested by ICE in detention without the right to request bond, reversing decades of established law.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 21, 2026May 21, 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

An aerial view of the Camp East Montana Detention Facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025. Andrea Pedro was sent to the detention center on August 11, 2025. Just before she arrived, three detained immigrants had died there in the span of six weeks.

Texas News

Doctors say woman in Texas ICE detention center urgently requires surgery she’s being denied

Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled to have surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February but was detained by ICE, which has repeatedly denied her surgery. Nine doctors who reviewed her case said she’s at risk of a medical emergency.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica May 20, 2026May 20, 2026

Texas News

Civil rights groups warn foreigners not to visit Texas during the World Cup

‘You cannot market Texas as a welcoming global destination for the World Cup while expanding policies that increase fear, racial profiling, and aggressive immigration enforcement,’ one group said in a statement.

by Michael Karlis May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

San Antonio News

San Antonio ICE warehouse still moving forward, despite earlier claim

Even though a city official said the project was paused due to litigation, the White House still plans to turn a San Antonio warehouse into an operating ICE detention site by 2027.

by Stephanie Koithan May 15, 2026May 15, 2026

A Laredo Police Department officer at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo on Feb. 17, 2023.

Texas News

Parts of Texas immigration law are likely unconstitutional, federal judge signals

The law, which gives state law enforcement and judges a role in immigration enforcement, is set to go into effect in two days.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

Two men from Venezuela and Mexico are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after their court hearings on June 10, 2025, in Houston. Two men from Venezuela and Mexico are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after their court hearings on June 10, 2025, in Houston

San Antonio News

For Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency

Texas voters have listed immigration and border security among their top issues for years, but recent polling found they are less of a priority than at any point in recent history.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune May 13, 2026May 13, 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

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

Meenu Batra was detained by ICE in March.

Texas News

Longtime Texas interpreter released from ICE custody

Meenu Batra fled India to the U.S. 35 years ago and applied for asylum after her parents were murdered for their religion. A judge ordered her immediate release on grounds that her due process rights were violated.

by Stephanie Koithan 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

Under pressure from Gov. Greg Abbott, Houston, Austin and Dallas have changed policies on how police officers handle ICE warrants.

Texas News

ICE warrants were central to Abbott’s immigration dispute with Texas cities. Here’s how they work.

Unlike criminal warrants, ICE administrative warrants don’t require approval from an independent judge. ICE defends the practice, but legal experts say they can have errors and risk wrongful detention.

by Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2026May 3, 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

rawing created by a member of Hayam El Gamal’s family. The family was re-arrested on Saturday after being freed on April 23.

San Antonio News

ICE releases El Gamal family after re-arresting mother and 5 children, attorney says

A plane carrying the family to Michigan was reportedly on its way back to Colorado after a Texas federal judge ordered a halt to their deportation following his ruling that they be released.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

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South Texas mariachi brothers released by ICE will perform with country star Kacey Musgraves

The brothers released from immigrant detention near San Antonio will open for the Grammy-winning Texas native at Gruene Hall in May.

by Stephanie Koithan April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

A drawing created by a member of Hayam El Gamal’s family. The family was re-arrested after freed earlier this week.

San Antonio News

Federal judges order pause of Egyptian family’s deportation after ICE re-arrested

A federal plane carrying the family to Michigan was reportedly on its way back to Colorado after a Texas federal judge ordered a halt to their deportation following his ruling that the family be released.

by Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica April 26, 2026April 26, 2026

The border wall cuts across a stretch of land.

Texas News

Judges in every Texas border county urge White House transparency on border wall

County Judges representing the entire Texas-Mexico border are urging the feds to communicate with local officials on border wall plans, which so far have changed drastically without notice.

by Stephanie Koithan April 24, 2026April 24, 2026