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.”

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Texas turns its sprawling state police force into immigration agents for Trump

The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

by Francesca D'Annunzio, The Texas Observer November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

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

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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

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How Republicans are willfully endangering immigrant kids

GOP lawmakers often claim they want to protect children, but their policy decisions tell a different story.

by Trudy Taylor Smith, The Texas Observer July 3, 2025July 6, 2025

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Texas says undocumented immigrants visited local hospitals 80K times in 3 months. That’s 2% of all visits.

While the state says undocumented patients cost hospitals $329 million over three months, critics say the data lacks payment information and more context.

by Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune July 3, 2025July 6, 2025

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San Antonio’s Joint Base-Lackland to detain immigrants awaiting deportation

The Air Force Base will be used to detain an overflow of migrants awaiting deportation.

by Stephanie Koithan July 1, 2025July 16, 2025

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Trump’s deportation dragnet should be called out for its cruelty

Even some South Texas Republicans are pushing back at the roundups, which aren’t just capturing criminals but people who pose no safety threat.

by Kevin Sanchez June 27, 2025July 30, 2025

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Texas directs public universities to identify undocumented students

The directive comes after a court rescinded undocumented students’ eligibility for in-state tuition. It’s unclear what information schools might ask from students and how their immigration data will be protected.

by Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune June 24, 2025June 27, 2025

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After El Paso joined Abbott’s border crackdown, the number of dead migrants in the New Mexico desert surged

Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have increased every year, even as they have declined in every other border sector.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune, Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico, and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune June 16, 2025June 27, 2025

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San Antonio lawmakers say ICE’s immigration court arrests deterring migrants from seeking lawful path

The Trump White House has stepped up arrests of migrants leaving immigration hearings, including in the Alamo City.

by Sanford Nowlin June 6, 2025July 28, 2025

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Protest against ICE planned at San Antonio City Hall this Sunday

The protest follows high-profile ICE arrests last week, including a sweep outside San Antonio Immigration Court.

by Stephanie Koithan June 2, 2025June 18, 2025

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San Antonio ICE arrests more migrants Friday, this time at UTSA

This week’s ramp-up of immigration sweeps comes as the Trump administration lays out new quota of 3,000 arrests per day.

by Stephanie Koithan May 31, 2025July 28, 2025

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Texas Supreme Court gives initial win to Paxton in migrant shelter case

The high court did not rule on the merits of the case, but allows Paxton to continue his investigation of Annunciation House.

by Alejandro Serrano and Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 30, 2025June 5, 2025

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Federal judge says Trump plan to fly migrants from San Antonio to Libya violates court order

Flight trackers reportedly show an Air Force C-17 filed plans to depart Wednesday from Kelly Field to Libya.

by Sanford Nowlin May 8, 2025July 1, 2025

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U.S. declares military zone around El Paso, allowing soldiers to arrest migrants

It’s the second military zone the Trump administration has created at the border, following one on the New Mexico-Mexico border, where a group of migrants were arrested on Monday.

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 3, 2025July 7, 2025

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Trump administration removes five immigration judges in Texas, union says

The move raises concerns about large case backlogs that have persisted for years.

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune February 28, 2025May 30, 2025

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Nearly one in three people in ICE detention being held in Texas

Nearly 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody are being held at facilities near San Antonio, according to new data.

by Sanford Nowlin February 26, 2025May 22, 2025

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Who are the undocumented immigrants in Texas?

The estimated 1.7 million undocumented people in Texas are now targets of the Trump administration’s nationwide immigration crackdown. Here’s what we know about them.

by Yuriko Schumacher and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune February 17, 2025February 23, 2025

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U.S. claims migrants held at Guantanamo are ‘worst of the worst.’ Their families say otherwise.

The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants from El Paso to Guantanamo Bay. ProPublica and The Texas Tribune identified nearly a dozen of them and spoke to relatives of three.

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica February 15, 2025February 19, 2025

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San Antonio shuttering Migrant Resource Center amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

Over the past seven days, the daily average of migrants arriving at the center has been 12, city officials said.

by Sanford Nowlin February 3, 2025May 23, 2025

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‘A lot of fear going on’: Texas immigrant community on edge during Trump’s first weeks

Across the state, immigrants and their loved ones are changing their daily habits as the Trump administration orders at least 1,200 daily arrests of undocumented people.

by Uriel J. García, Alejandra Martinez and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune February 1, 2025February 17, 2025