A federal plane carrying the family to Michigan was reportedly on its way back to Colorado after a Texas federal judge ordered a halt to their deportation following his ruling that the family be released.
Immigration
In-depth reporting on border issues, policies, communities, and the impact of immigration across the state, from The Texas Tribune.
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Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules
The conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge Senate Bill 4, the 2023 law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally.
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2026 Texas Elections
Texas lieutenant governor Democratic runoff: Who is running and what to know
The lieutenant governor’s office is one of the most powerful in Texas government, and the 2026 race features a Democratic runoff between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez.
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Immigration
Egyptian family of six who have spent 10 months in Dilley’s controversial detention center freed
The family had been detained since June after the father was arrested and charged with attacking mostly Jewish protesters at a Colorado event.
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Immigration
ICE deported man who says he’s a U.S. citizen after traffic stop in Central Texas
Brian José Morales García has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally.
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TribCast
TribCast: Greg Abbott battles cities over working with ICE
TribCast takes a deeper look at Gov. Greg Abbott’s battle with Houston, Dallas and Austin over the cities’ relationship with federal immigration enforcement.
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Immigration
Texas father among DACA recipients Trump administration now targeting for deportation
Immigrants with DACA were protected from deportation, but since Trump’s return, the government has arrested nearly 300 DACA recipients, including 75 in Texas.
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State Government
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens $200 million in funding from major Texas cities over ICE policies
The governor’s letters to Austin, Dallas and Houston say the state will pull back state grants because of local policies that deter police from fully cooperating with immigration officials.
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Immigration
West Texas residents sue Trump administration over Big Bend border wall plans
The lawsuit says the Trump administration illegally waived environmental laws to speed up the process to build border barriers in the Big Bend area.
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Immigration
Houston to consider repealing ordinance limiting its ICE cooperation amid state funding threat, investigation
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office told Houston Mayor John Whitmire Monday that the state will withdraw $110 million in funding if the city doesn’t axe the ordinance.