Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend.
Hundreds of people gathered near Post Oak and Westheimer in the Galleria-area of Houston Thursday night to protest against ICE after the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota.
State Representative Christina Morales will be holding a community vigil Thursday in response to the recent fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota during an ICE operation.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire sat down with 2 Investigates first on Wednesday morning to discuss reports that left Houstonians questioning whether the Houston Police Department played a role in referring thousands of individuals to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for arrests.
Police arrested 44-year-old Joshua Warner on December 22, charging him with two counts of impersonating an officer. Investigators now believe there may be additional victims and are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Joshua Warner was taken into custody on two warrants for impersonating a public servant on December 22, 2025. His bond was set at $500,000.
Houston police are investigating a deadly incident involving a recovered body that officials believe was the girlfriend of a Honduran national. The man remains in the Harris County Jail with an ICE hold.
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.
Galveston County law enforcement agencies are expanding their partnership with ICE through the 287(g) program. The program allows trained local officers to perform certain immigration enforcement actions under federal supervision.
Donald Patrick Doolittle, 58, was arrested for allegedly impersonating an ICE agent and extorting a woman by demanding money to avoid deportation, according to Harris County court records.
A Salvadorian national is now in custody after being accused of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman before leaving her for dead in the woods more than two years ago.
Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans officially ended this month, removing legal protection for thousands of families who built their lives in the United States.
The woman said ICE took her husband during a raid at her home two weeks ago, and since then, she has been struggling to make ends meet.
Before dawn on Halloween, families in southwest Houston experienced chaos during a federal ICE operation. Among those affected was Erik Cornejo, a lifelong Houstonian and U.S. citizen, who says masked agents surrounded him and sprayed him with mace without warning.
Families in Southwest Houston accuse ICE of terrorizing their neighborhood during a Halloween operation, with reports of agents wearing masks and detaining residents, including U.S. citizens, without cause.
In the heart of Denver Harbor, a small bakery that’s been open for 55 years is fighting to stay alive. Owner Rene Porras, a Vietnam veteran, says fear of immigration raids has driven away the customers who once filled his tables.
A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration.
A Houston Reddit post has sparked discussions about the safety of celebrating Día de los Muertos due to fears of ICE raids. Concerns have risen as ICE's presence has been prominent in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, leading to the cancellation of celebrations in some places. The original poster, a naturalized U.S. citizen, shared apprehensions about attending events, prompting advice from others to take precautions. An ICE operation in Pasadena further heightened tensions, as a standoff occurred following the attempted arrest of an immigrant previously deported.
Two suspects wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were arrested in a Houston online solicitation sting conducted by Precinct 4 Constables. A live press conference with additional details is scheduled for today.
Officials say many federal officers involved in immigration enforcement in Chicago have body cameras, but expanding their use requires more funding from Congress.
A heated confrontation erupted during a Houston City Council meeting Wednesday morning after remarks by Police Chief Noe Diaz about a case involving a mother separated from her autistic son.
Gonzalez Garcia, who has autism, disappeared on Oct. 4 while his mother was selling fruit on the northwest side of Houston. He went to use the restroom and did not return.
A local immigrant rights group is stepping in to help a Houston mother after her 15-year-old autistic son, who had been missing for days, was found—but not returned to her. Instead, he was placed in the custody of federal immigration authorities, sparking confusion, concern, and a growing outcry.
Immigration agents are expected at the 2026 Super Bowl, where Bad Bunny is set to headline the halftime show, according to new remarks.
Deputies and federal agents are asking residents to avoid the Spring area as an active search continues for a man who fled from a traffic pursuit.
Federal prosecutors say three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
The Border Patrol agent who has led an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles has arrived in Chicago, possibly signaling a new phase in an enforcement surge announced last week.
Federal authorities say they've deliberately chosen a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people living illegally in the U.S. to self-deport.
Together, officials said the chemicals seized could have produced nearly 190,000 kilograms of meth, with an estimated street value of more than $569 million.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is ramping up its hiring efforts to support President Donald Trump's mass deportation goals.
Roland Mehrez Beainy, owner of Trump Burger in Houston, is facing deportation after overstaying his non-immigrant visitor visa, which expired on February 12, 2024.
The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement.
A recent comment from a federal official urging some DACA recipients to “self‑deport” has sparked fear and uncertainty among thousands of families in Texas — home to one of the largest DACA populations in the country.
A Humble, mother is seeking legal help after her husband was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in West Texas, leaving their family uncertain about his future.
The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.
A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country.
A man from Honduras is facing serious charges, and his immigration status is put on hold for allegedly kidnapping a woman and leaving her locked in a room for days.
The FBI says the last suspect in an attack on law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in North Texas on July 4 has been captured.
Immigration authorities are pressuring landlords to share tenant information, including leases and IDs.
During the month of June, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,361 Houston-area undocumented immigrants who were charged with or convicted of crimes after entering the United States.
A Blue Alert has been issued and the FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man, considered the last suspect on the run following an attack on law enforcement outside a North Texas ICE detention center.
Houston residents Leopoldo Perrault Benitez, 53, Anthony Benitez, 32, Isaac Sierra, 51, and Jose Angel Muniz, 51, La Porte, made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray, at which time the indictment was unsealed. They were ordered into custody pending further criminal proceedings.
A federal lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region “under siege.”.
President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Los Angeles, claiming the city is obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and creating a lawless environment.
These troops will support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by providing logistical, administrative, and clerical assistance at detention facilities.
Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
As ICE agents continue making arrests outside Houston immigration courts, immigrants rights organizations and attorneys are stepping up their presence at these hearings.
The governor also shared a video on social media as he signed a law for law enforcement officials at the protests "to ensure they can use every tool available to combat criminals without being targeted by rogue prosecutors."
Immigration attorneys and immigrant rights organizations are advising some recent arrestees they still have a chance to remain in the United States.
The governor also shared a video on social media as he signed a law for law enforcement officials at the protests "to ensure they can use every tool available to combat criminals without being targeted by rogue prosecutors."
Thirteen people were arrested on various charges during the protest Monday, which ended when officers fired tear gas into a crowd that neared a federal building.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested and deported hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the Houston area during a seven-day operation last week.
ICE said Hector Castillo-Garcia was previously removed from the U.S. three times and has a lengthy criminal history dating back more than 20 years.
Showing up to the home in a gym tank top, Andres Fernandez De La Paz allegedly shot 34-year-old Ediesky Incencio Pineiro in the chest.
Two illegal immigrants were arrested in Montgomery County for the sexual assault of a child in March, according to detectives with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit.
Arianny Acedo didn’t cross the border illegally. She applied through the CBP One app, flew into the country from Chile with her husband, and began building a new life with the help of a sponsor — her sister in Houston. Like many others, she believed she had done everything right.
A spokesperson for Avelo confirmed the airline "signed an agreement for a long-term charter program flying for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration Control and Enforcement agency."
Two brothers, Crisanto Caal Ba and Daniel Salvador Caal Ba, have been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Otto Pop Coc, who was found fatally stabbed on the Gulf Freeway service road in Houston in mid-March.
ICE agents were seen detaining several people at Frida's Sports Bar, loading them into vans before heading to an ICE facility. We're told the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC) is leading the case but it's unclear if ICE was responsible for those in custody.
A man with multiple sexually transmitted and communicable diseases was sentenced to six years in prison for urinating into office workers’ water bottles, resulting in the victims contracting herpes simplex 1 and hepatitis A, according to prosecutors.
Immigration advocates say a woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in Denver churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained.
The government is encouraging illegal migrants to self-deport using a new app, but a Houston area immigration advocate questions the ramifications.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have taken hundreds of undocumented individuals into custody across Houston over the last week.
The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.
Between Feb. 24 and 28, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested nine undocumented immigrants in the Houston area who have been charged with or convicted of sex offenses and are subject to removal from the United States.
A former deportation officer entered a guilty plea to charges of laundering money while working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Authorities in Houston have arrested a man they believe is affiliated with the violent MS-13 gang.
Constable Mark Herman said ICE reached out to the Precinct 4 office after they tried to serve a warrant to a man on drug-related charges, but he ran away. A perimeter has been set up to where he took off.
As immigration enforcement ramps up in southeast Texas, Houston ISD schools, like Fleming Middle School, are taking steps to reassure parents and protect students.
Parents of students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) organized a "sickout" protest against Superintendent Mike Miles' policies, expressing frustrations over the district's handling of potential ICE raids and pressure on teachers.
In recent days, the lives of over a million migrants in the U.S. have been turned upside down with the cancellation of their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
For many immigrants in the United States, the pursuit of a better life often means facing an unspoken truth: navigating a system that doesn’t officially recognize them.
As immigration crackdown efforts ramp up across the U.S., the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and community residents will join to speak out on the fear some migrants have been feeling.
A Homeland Security memo released earlier this month expands the use of expedited removal and calls for a review of immigrants released into the US under parole programs.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is issuing daily updates detailing the number of individuals arrested and detainers lodged as part of immigration enforcement efforts.
One Houston family whose story highlights the challenges even those with legal documentation are facing under the new directives.
A major shift in U.S. immigration policy is leaving thousands of Venezuelans uncertain about their future. The Trump administration has revoked the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension that previously allowed them to stay and work legally in the U.S., putting approximately 600,000 Venezuelans at risk of losing their legal protections.
With anxiety over the idea of immigration raids, KPRC 2′s Bryce Newberry spoke with an ICE official to get more clarity on what is going on.
Houston is grappling with the ripple effects of targeted immigration operations conducted by federal agents over the weekend. The enforcement measures are part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to crack down on undocumented immigrants, a key campaign promise.
The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.
A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.
A medida que Texas continúa a la vanguardia de la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración, entender sus derechos es esencial durante encuentros con las fuerzas del orden o con agentes de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE).
Emmy-nominated actress and Grammy-nominated singer Selena Gomez is facing backlash after sharing an emotional response on social media to recent U.S. immigration policies that have caused widespread deportations, particularly affecting Mexican families.