Immigration and Customs Enforcement

As the Trump administration continues with mass firings in the federal government, one might think the one place that would be spared would be the immigration courts. These judges play a critical part in the Trump mass deportation plan. And these firings could mean an increase in expedited deportations without due process.

Immigration authorities are making more arrests than they did under President Biden. But the Department of Homeland Security's own data shows that they're not keeping pace with White House demands.

The Trump administration is expanding its immigration detention capacity, reopening a 1,000-bed detention center in New Jersey and adding beds at other privately owned facilities around the country.

A policy change by the Trump administration allows immigration agents to enter and arrest people in health facilities. Some clinics are training health workers to support patients in the event of arrests.

There are no mass ICE roundups in Bexar County, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar who spoke Monday night during a town hall meeting hosted by the San Antonio Catholic Archdiocese.

Trump administration officials say the move was necessary "to build a culture of child safety and accountability." But advocates say they fear the administration will use it for immigration enforcement.

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.

The Migrant Resource Center / Centro de Bienvenida was opened in 2022 on San Pedro Avenue to temporarily shelter migrants traveling through San Antonio after receiving court dates. It will no longer take new arrivals starting on Monday.

ICE arrests and other deportation enforcement are ramping up as President Donald Trump's orders rapidly shift the immigration law landscape. Here's how those process work.

Casar, who represents Austin and San Antonio in the 35th Congressional District, spoke about how recent immigration orders impact San Antonio.