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Texas Gov. Abbott Directs State Agencies To Assist Federal Immigration Officers in Deportation Efforts
Abbott, a fierce Trump ally, signed a series of executive orders to collaborate with the federal government in deportation efforts in the Lone Star State.
Worried about federal immigration raids in Texas? Here's what to know about your rights.
The American-Statesman reached out to immigration advocates and attorneys to ask what advice they are giving to immigrants without legal status.
Texas Gov. Abbott orders DPS tactical strike teams to assist federal illegal immigration enforcement efforts
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.
In sweeping orders, Abbott directs state agencies to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown
The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.
Greg Abbott orders state agencies to cooperate with Trump’s deportation efforts
In a series of executive orders Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and directed the state’s criminal justice agency to identify land and facilities that could be used for detaining and deporting undocumented migrants.
Abbott asks Texas DPS to deploy tactical strike teams to ‘support Homeland Security operations’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning asked the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to deploy tactical strike teams to "support the Trump Administration’s homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the state.
'These kids are scared' | Student claims a Texas high school teacher asked her about her immigration status
Susana Maya said her 15-year-old daughter was in Spanish class when the conversation shifted from exams to immigration.
Texas-Mexico border already seeing big changes to illegal immigration after Trump's executive orders
Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.
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Immigration crackdown and its psychological effects
As the national crackdown on immigration continues, fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at schools ...
ICE steps up immigration arrests as fear ripples through Texas communities
FIEL Houston said they have fielded more than 150 calls from concerned citizens reporting who they thought were ICE agents in ...
Protesters in North Texas rally against new Trump immigration policies
News of the protest spread across social media over the weekend, inviting people to "show up & speak up for those who can't." ...
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How Trump’s immigration mandates have played out across Texas
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school ...
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ICE arrests surge nationwide under new immigration directives
Major immigration enforcement operations have begun nationwide, leaving their impact on Plainview uncertain. In just one week since returning to office, President Donald Trump issued at least 37 ...
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Central Texas school districts respond to threat of ICE raids
If the school district does get a visit from ICE, they will be treated like any other law enforcement agency. The district will ask for a badge or law enforcement ID. They will then contact a school ...
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North Texas school districts should prepare for possible immigration enforcement, advocate says
After the Trump administration took away protections on sensitive areas like schools and churches, one educator and advocate ...
'Committed to speaking up and fighting': El Paso delegation opposes Trump immigration orders
In a statement Wednesday, Jan. 29, lawmakers said Trump's orders "risk tearing apart hardworking families and destabilizing" ...