Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations.
A series of ICE raids were conducted in Austin on Sunday, according to sources from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis reiterated APD doesn't have a role in enforcing federal civil immigration laws, while advocates have started trainings to educate families on what to do if they're approached by ICE agents.
The Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed that it had partnered with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on unidentified operations Sunday.
ICE said it made 956 arrests on Sunday across Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Austin, Texas and Adams County, Colorado.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
Federal agencies working in California pledged cooperation in immigration enforcement operations and posted photos of people being taken into custody.
As part of a nationwide crackdown against immigrants who may be in the U.S. without legal status, agents took to several Texas cities Sunday.
What Trump's order says, how local law enforcement is involved, ICE's efforts so far and what to do if you encounter ICE.
An Austin man was apprehended in Eagle Pass on charges related to allegedly smuggling firearms from the United States into Mexico. Victor Hugo Diego-Avellaneda, 39, was
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