Immigration and Customs Enforcement

San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said Friday she now supports legal action to halt the conversion of an East Side warehouse into a 1,500-person immigration processing center. The announcement came on the eve of a protest march urging city officials to take a stronger stance against the planned ICE facility.

Opponents of the San Antonio ICE warehouse detention center are organizing a protest march on Saturday. They are hoping to force local officials to adopt a tougher stance against the facility and sue the federal government to prevent its opening.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving ahead with plans to turn an East Side warehouse into a detention facility. ICE awarded a contractor $17 million to renovate the warehouse and provide services for its operation where they will hold over a thousand people. It’s expected to begin operation in early 2027.

A childhood friend says Wilber Garces Perez has dedicated his life to work and family since arriving in the United States in 2024. He remains in custody after being shot by an ICE agent on Sunday.

Buried in the paperwork for Immigration and Customs Enforcement's expansion in Pennsylvania is a document requesting "mobile detention facilities."

Austin law enforcement have started their own investigation into the shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez and have asked federal investigators for "key" pieces of evidence.

The new video and description of the incident shared by the city's police chief appear to conflict with the initial version of the story told by Wilber Garces Perez through his attorney.

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was transferred from a hospital to an ICE detention center in Pearsall, where he says he slept on the floor while still in pain.

Minnesota is suing Texas to force the extradition of an ICE agent who shot and wounded a man in Minneapolis earlier this year.

Federal and local lawmakers say six Bexar County cities should end the 287 (g) agreements allowing local officers to assist ICE with certain immigration enforcement duties.