Mexican drug cartels have added weaponized drones to their arsenal, turning cheap commercial drones into tools for assassination and battlefield-style attacks. This development is driving U.S. counter drone efforts on the border.

Questions are being asked about possible drone activity on the U.S.-Mexico border after two recent incidents in the El Paso area shut down air space and a military laser was fired to accidentally take down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone.

A fatal shooting involving a federal immigration agent and a San Antonio man on South Padre Island in March 2025 only recently became public. New York Times reporter Edgar Sandoval spoke with Texas Public Radio about how the death of the only civilian witness is complicating efforts to clarify what happened.

San Antonio mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for transparency and accountability from U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigrations and Customs Enforcement regarding the March 2025 shooting death of San Antonio resident Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen.

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones are calling for investigations after federal officials confirmed their involvement in the fatal shooting of a San Antonio man last year.

A state district judge ruled in favor with Bexar County in a legal fight over the county’s immigrant legal services program.

The Department of Homeland Security said Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no plans to lease space at a Northwest Side San Antonio office building, even as the agency expands detention capacity nationwide.

A new study by the Brookings Institution examines how federal policies are causing harm to Latino-owned businesses across the state.

The city council voted 9-2 on a resolution calling for "strategies to protect all San Antonians" instructing staff to find ways of supporting people who are impacted by immigration enforcement.

On the eve of the meeting where the city council will debate a resolution to ‘protect all San Antonians’ regarding immigration operations and a proposed detention center, three council members observed San Antonio’s immigration court proceedings where people have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement immediately after appearing for pre-scheduled hearings.