The first report on police-ICE interactions required by the City Council shows Houston transferred 18% of people with immigration-related warrants to ICE custody.
Immigration
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At a Houston funeral home, a community comes together to pay respects to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
As his sons greeted visitors near the casket of their father, who was killed in an ICE operation, some at the public visitation said they knew him well — even if they’d never met him.
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FBI suggests migrants’ van in fatal Houston shooting had meth. A lawyer says it was salt.
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare, whose office is running an investigation into the shooting, also expressed doubt that there were drugs in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van.
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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits
The rule allows federal officials to deny green cards to immigrants who use a public program, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.
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Texas election chief raised concerns about the federal tool used to flag potential noncitizens
Jane Nelson wrote a letter in April to federal officials to ensure they were using the most accurate data after the SAVE program flagged U.S. citizens as potential noncitizens.
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After week of silence, Gov. Greg Abbott calls fatal ICE shooting “tragic”
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the governor and other top Republican state leaders largely avoided commenting on it.
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Reports: ICE halting some vehicle stops in wake of Texas, Maine shootings
U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee of Houston said the reported pause was not enough: “A temporary training won’t solve a deeply ingrained problem.”
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“ICE is everywhere”: In Houston, fear and grief permeate Latino neighborhoods after fatal shooting
As Latino and immigrant communities mourn the death of a Houston man, undocumented neighbors remain in hiding for fear of being next.
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Detainees at El Paso ICE detention say they’re frequently beaten, report says
The 84-page report by two human rights groups says 90% of the detainees they interviewed say they were beaten or witnessed others being beaten.
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ICE’s use of unmarked cars and shooting into vehicles during Houston killing violates policy, policing experts say
More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and possibly the law.
