We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing

A Minnesota woman holds up a sign during a demonstration 10 years ago. Some of the same chokeholds that came under scrutiny then are being employed by ICE agents.

by Nicole Foy and McKenzie Funk, ProPublicaJanuary 16, 2026January 16, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security Seal located outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Headquarters in Washington, DC on Feb. 15, 2015.

Texas News

ICE prosecutor who runs racist X account returns to Dallas immigration court

James Rodden, identified by the Observer last year as the operator of an account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

by Steven Monacelli, The Texas Observer January 15, 2026January 16, 2026

News

Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment

Crockett, who’s running for Senate, joined with Robin Kelly and a coalition of 70 House members to call for Noem’s removal as ICE amps up its aggressive enforcement actions.

by Stephanie Koithan January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a public appearance.

San Antonio News

Gov. Greg Abbott claims San Antonio immigrant rammed ICE vehicles, injured agent

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons discussed the alleged incident on Fox News, which showed video of the suspect’s vehicle boxed in by ICE vehicles at a San Antonio Walmart.

by Stephanie Koithan January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

News

ICE shooter Jonathan Ross reportedly married to Filipina who immigrated to the U.S.

The couple once lived in El Paso, where Ross also worked for ICE, before moving to Minneapolis.

by Stephanie Koithan January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

Texas News

Analysis: Paxton and Cornyn show how low they can go by tweeting out praise for ICE

As news of Renee Good’s death broke, the Texas Republicans fired off tweets praising ICE and sucking up to Trump.

by Sanford Nowlin January 9, 2026January 9, 2026

News

Jasmine Crockett on Minneapolis shooting: ‘ICE just murdered a U.S. citizen’

The Democratic congresswoman from Texas, a U.S. Senate hopeful, called the shooting ‘state-sanctioned violence’ and ‘the direct result of racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump.’

by Stephanie Koithan January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

Flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country in July.

San Antonio News

Turmoil in ’25: 10 stories that dominated San Antonio’s news cycle this year

Floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, voters approved a a publicly financed NBA stadium and ICE raids rocked the community.

by Michael Karlis December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

A group of home builders in the Rio Grande Valley said construction has slowed amid an increase in arrests by immigration officers.

Texas News

‘Construction can’t continue’: South Texas homebuilders say ICE arrests have upended industry

More than 300 people attended an impromptu meeting that industry leaders in the Rio Grande Valley hosted to draw attention to the chilling effect ICE arrests have had on construction.

by Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune December 24, 2025December 24, 2025

From left to right, District Attorneys José Garza of Travis County, Sean Teare of Harris County, and Sarah Stogner of Ward County, with ProPublica’s Keri Blakinger, speaking at a panel during The Texas Tribune Festival on Nov. 15, 2025.

Texas News

As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they’re losing key witnesses in criminal cases

District attorneys in Harris, El Paso and other counties say some cases, including murders, have been hobbled or lost because witnesses were detained, deported or too scared to come to court.

by Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune December 22, 2025December 22, 2025

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

A Texas construction crew works on a highway project.

San Antonio News

Study: San Antonio construction industry likely to feel pain from immigration crackdown

A third of the city’s construction workers are foreign-born, and worksites are already losing staff due to fear of enforcement sweeps.

By Samara GerstleDecember 11, 2025December 11, 2025

Protesters carry a banner during a demonstration last month against the recent multi-agency raid.

News

50 San Antonio cops helped with last month’s still-murky immigration raid

Federal agents swept up 140 people in the raid but still haven’t released vital details such as their names and where they’re being detained.

by Sanford Nowlin December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

The Texas Capitol seen on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Texas News

A slate of new Texas laws go into effect December and January. Here’s what to watch.

Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.