Authorities say the driver of a truck allegedly rammed into an ICE vehicle before crashing into a tree while attempting to flee immigration authorities in Galveston.

Wilber Rafael Garces Perez legally entered the country in 2024 via the CBP One app and applied for asylum, his attorneys said. But he missed a court hearing after the notice went to the wrong address.

Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours.

Local authorities say a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man in Austin, Texas, where anti-ICE protesters gathered for hours.

New federal documents reveal conflicting accounts of the July ICE pursuit and shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Two I-213 reports filed days apart offer different descriptions of how the pursuit ended before the deadly shooting, with notable differences on whether Salgado Araujo rammed his van into ICE officers.

Nearly, two months after losing their father, the Salgado brothers said their lives have been turned upside down — and they are not staying quiet.

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Victor Salgado Araujo, who was sitting next to his brother Lorenzo when an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo during a July 7 enforcement operation in Houston, was released from immigration detention on a

Sean Teare said feds still aren’t cooperating with his investigation. A separate federal filing claims DPS provided the tip ICE agents were pursuing.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist.

ICE witness to Canal Street shooting reunites with family, deportation threat remains

Two of the three men who witnessed the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Canal Street in July are now released from custody.

Questions over how Houston police interact with federal immigration authorities spilled into a heated discussion at City Hall Tuesday, after Police Chief J. Noe Diaz did not appear for a committee meeting where council members expected him to answer questions.

Houston’s police chief was a no-show Tuesday as the city’s Public Safety Committee received its first-ever quarterly immigration enforcement report — and both council members and the public wanted to know why.

A Harris County man, Maximiano Torres, 28, was arrested and charged with online solicitation of a minor after an undercover operation by the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office.

A Houston-area pastor is waking up in ICE custody after agents detained him at George Bush Intercontinental Airport while he and his wife were preparing to travel to New York.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.

Houston community organizations gathered outside a local Home Depot to question whether the retailer cooperated with ICE following the detention of Juan Francisco Monroy Turuy.

A man who called Houston Police to report a shooting was detained by federal immigration agents at the scene and the Harris County District Attorney is now speaking out.

Immigration officials denied the allegations, but Reps. Joaquin Castro and Veronica Escobar said they’ve come across numerous problematic examples.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident.

Harris County leaders are set to announce funding for an independent review of the fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last month.

A Honduran man who was deported after a Houston traffic stop has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the City of Houston and unidentified Houston police officers, alleging they unlawfully detained him so federal immigration agents could take him into custody.

A federal judge ruled José Trinidad Rojas Pliego can remain free while the government appeals the order that released him from ICE custody.

The White House sparked debate by using Bad Bunny’s song “LA MuDANZA” in a social media video promoting immigration enforcement, drawing mixed reactions online. Many were surprised due to Bad Bunny’s past criticism of ICE, while others defended the administration’s right to use licensed music.

José Trinidad Rojas Pliego was released from ICE custody Wednesday, but the government is asking a federal appeals court to review and reverse the judge’s order.

A 64-year-old Houston caretaker with no criminal history remains in ICE custody after a routine check-in, as new data shows nearly half of Texas ICE arrests involve immigrants without criminal cases.

KPRC 2 asked Houston Mayor John Whitmire directly what options Houston leaders have to protect undocumented immigrants with no criminal record from being detained.

José Trinidad Rojas Pliego has been released from the Montgomery Processing Center, according to his family’s attorney.

José Trinidad Rojas Pliego is set to be released from the Montgomery Processing Center at any moment, according to his family’s attorney. Rojas Pliego was inside a van in Magnolia Park when ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7. ICE was given 48 hours by a federal judge to release him.

The FBI suggested plastic bags in the van contained methamphetamine. The agency hasn’t released official test results.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia says the substance found inside of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s work van after the fatal shooting involving an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been confirmed not to be a narcotic.

Two sons of a man shot by immigration officers in Houston have told members of Congress about the horror and confusion of learning their father had been killed.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding an oversight hearing in Houston on Friday, focused on recent deadly incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including the fatal shooting of Houston resident Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Activists took their demands for justice to Houston City Hall Tuesday, laying out plans for a citywide protest as they continue to push for answers in the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Two men who were inside the van when federal immigration agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo have been formally certified by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office as victims of alleged violent crimes, according to newly filed federal court documents.

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s office says an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport has been released from detention.

Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents.

The Bellaire community is rallying around an 18-year-old Bellaire High School student who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Houston’s Hobby Airport.

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.

More than 30 community organizations and labor groups will hold a press conference Friday to call for citywide participation in an emergency protest Sunday demanding justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on July 7 in east Houston.

Hundreds of people filled a funeral home in Houston’s East End neighborhood Thursday night to pay their respects to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a husband, father of three and fan of the Mexico national soccer team.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has confirmed the Texas Rangers will be conducting an investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent in Houston.

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.

Houston Police Department Chief J. Noe Diaz sent a letter to the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety requesting the Texas Rangers conduct their own investigation into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE agent.

Tensions ran high at Houston City Hall Tuesday as dozens of community members demanded more action from city leaders, one week after an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

“There is no point in pretending that ICE is here to protect us,” a resident told the City Council in its first meeting since an immigration agent killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly issued a nationwide directive ordering officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles following two fatal ICE shootings in the past nine days.

Texas Rangers say they have not been asked, by federal or local authorities, to investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the man who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week, is inviting the public to pay their respects during a viewing this week.

Mexico’s president said her government will file complaints and lawsuits over 17 deaths related to U.S. immigration enforcement.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said it has been days since Lorenzo Salgado Araujo died after an ICE agent shot him on Canal Street in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, and federal authorities have yet to provide full transparency or answers about what happened.

Harris County officials say they will fund an independent investigation to identify the ICE agents involved in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's killing.

Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia says two eyewitnesses dispute ICE's version of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, reveals new details from her interviews with detainees, and reacts to another ICE-related fatal shooting in Maine.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare are set to hold a news conference Monday to discuss the independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Protesters gathered outside Houston City Hall calling for an independent investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, saying they do not trust federal authorities to investigate the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Almost none of the state’s major Republican officials have weighed in on the killing of a Houston man by federal agents, and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston said she had not spoken with Gov. Greg Abbott.

Homeland Security has not fulfilled its promise to equip all officers with body cameras, despite receiving significant funding.

Mayor John Whitmire is expected to provide an update Friday afternoon on the investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, days after the incident sparked calls for greater transparency from local leaders.

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia will host a joint press conference Friday morning to discuss the new developments in the ICE-involved shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Tuesday in Houston’s East End.

KPRC 2 obtained new surveillance video showing the moments leading up to the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. A former Secret Service agent says the footage raises questions but is not clear enough to determine whether the use of deadly force was justified.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new statement Thursday following the shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in east Houston on July 7.

The Harris County Medical Examiner has ruled the manner of death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo a homicide.

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Two days after a federal immigration agent fatally shot a man during an enforcement operation in Houston’s East End, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed there is no body camera footage because the officers involved were not wearing body-worn cameras.

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expands immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second administration, several fatal shootings involving ICE agents have drawn national attention.

Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare is urging anyone who witnessed Tuesday’s fatal ICE shooting in east Houston to come forward as his office continues a parallel review into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire stated the city cannot investigate the fatal ICE shooting in Magnolia Park because the Houston Police Department was not involved and lacks jurisdiction.

Mexico says it will be pursuing legal action against the United States after Tuesday’s fatal shooting involving a Mexican national and an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

The death of a man who was fleeing federal immigration agents in Florida is at least the 10th fatality linked to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

An incident involving the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is being reported at a residence in Spring, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

White House Border Czar Tom Homan said ICE is making record arrests following a funding boost, with further increases expected as more agents complete training. His comments come amid controversy over a fatal ICE shooting in Houston involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who ICE said tried to flee and used his vehicle against agents before being shot.

Houston leaders and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) are calling for an independent investigation after an ICE agent fatally shot an undocumented immigrant during an attempted arrest Tuesday in east Houston.

The agency said the man was an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. His son said he’d lived here for 35 years and was attempting to obtain a work permit.

A poll worker says two federal officers visited her at a voting location during New York’s party primaries to confront her about a social media post she’d written criticizing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Eight North Texas Antifa cell members were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison for their involvement in a terrorist attack on the Prairieland Detention Center, including the attempted murder of a police officer. Benjamin Hanil Song, identified as the group's leader, received a 100-year sentence for his role in organizing and arming the group. The convictions follow a 12-day trial with extensive evidence linking the defendants to the attack, including weapons, body armor, and efforts to avoid phone tracking. Seven additional defendants who pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists face up to 15 years each and will be sentenced on July 1, 2026.

Contractors running Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities can rely more heavily on artificial intelligence tools to communicate with detainees and continue refusing to pay wages for detainees’ “voluntary work."

Newly unsealed federal court documents are giving the clearest answers yet as to how a Slovak man in immigration custody escaped a Houston contract detention facility in March.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.

Julie Johnson labels her opponent a “flip-flopper.” Colin Allred said previous votes reflected Rio Grande Valley frustration with Biden-era border policies.

The City of Houston is expecting $114 million in public safety funding to be restored after the Houston Police Department signed off on a revised immigration enforcement ordinance.

The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections.

Policies guiding how deputies interact with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vary across Harris County, where each constable’s office operates independently under its own elected leadership.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Houston field office announced it arrested 277 people over a two-week period in April who the agency says were in the country without legal authorization and had prior criminal convictions.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the City of Houston over its recently passed ordinance that limits when the Houston Police Department can call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is expected to speak Thursday afternoon on immigration and federal enforcement efforts during a press conference following the Harris County Commissioners Court meeting.

Students at Sam Houston High School are grappling with fear, frustration, and heartbreak after learning that their classmate and soccer co-captain, 18-year-old Mauro Henriquez, has been deported.

Houston immigrant families and advocates are reacting after Mayor John Whitmire moved to reverse a city ordinance limiting certain cooperation between Houston Police Department officers and federal immigration authorities, following a state threat to withhold more than $110 million in funding.

Things got heated at Tuesday’s Houston City Council meeting, a day after the State of Texas threatened to pull more than $110 million in public safety grants over the city’s recently passed ordinance limiting when the Houston Police Department can call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Houston is already feeling the impact of a growing dispute with the State of Texas over its newly passed immigration ordinance, as Governor Greg Abbott issued a sharp warning and police overtime has been halted.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire says he is considering all options after receiving a letter from the State of Texas threatening to pull $110 million in state public safety grants from the city over its recently passed ordinance limiting when the Houston Police Department can call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Houston City Council is set to vote Wednesday on a revised immigration ordinance aimed at clarifying how the Houston Police Department interacts with federal immigration agents.

As the TSA shutdown eclipses the 40 days mark, security screening lines are reaching 4+ hours at Houston’s airports. There’s a lot of questions.

Long security lines and widespread TSA staffing shortages at airports across the country are raising concerns about potential security vulnerabilities, according to a former top federal aviation official.

ICE officers are now assisting TSA agents screen passengers as callouts from TSA officers continue to rise during the ongoing government shutdown.

Additional TSA deployment officers are opening limited screening lanes at Bush Airport, while ICE officers assist with crowd control as shutdown-related staffing shortages continue to impact wait times.

As the partial federal government shutdown stretches into its 40th day, the Houston Police Officers’ Union is reaching out to TSA employees at Houston-area airports, highlighting career opportunities at the Houston Police Department.

Federal officials have confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are now operating inside U.S. airports to support security operations as staffing shortages continue to impact screening lines.

TSA agents in Houston are going without pay as the partial government shutdown continues. We reached out to local lawmakers to see what they’re doing to fund DHS and whether they’ll forgo their own pay.