The data reveals how Texas has become the operational center of the Trump administration’s nationwide deportation strategy, leveraging state-federal cooperation to expand detentions — even of immigrants without criminal histories. It highlights the growing role of local law enforcement in funneling people into ICE custody.

Valeria Herrera, a pediatric nurse in Austin, said she would move to Colorado if the Trump administration’s proposal to rescind work permits for Texas’ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients is approved. Manoo Sirivelu/The Texas Tribune At 16 years old, Ivonne Cruz felt hopeless. She was a single mother and an undocumented immigrant, working the register of a Dallas McDonald’s. Her career options seemed slim, but she told herself that if she worked hard enough, she could achieve her dream of […]

Hundreds of flowers, toys, and candles surround the crosses in memory of the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022. Credit: Evan L’Roy for The Texas Tribune New Uvalde school district records released late Monday provide more details about campus safety concerns raised before the deadly 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting — and reveal in a few teachers’ own words how traumatized they remained after the massacre. The documents also indicate that the 18-year-old shooter had exhibited inappropriate school […]

President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire actions targeting undocumented immigrants nationally — which included immigration enforcement operations in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio areas in recent days — have sparked questions and concerns for immigrants, especially those who are in the country illegally. Here’s what immigration attorneys and experts say you should know about immigrant rights and resources. What do the Trump administration’s actions mean for immigrants? One of the most significant changes is the expansion of expedited removals, which […]

A week ago, 29-year-old Jose Alvaro and his wife Ashley went out to buy some baby formula in Lubbock with their three kids when a police officer pulled them over for a problem with the vehicle’s license plate. The traffic stop has upended the family’s life. The officer was “really nice and kind” when he approached them and Ashley explained that her husband didn’t speak much English and didn’t have a driver’s license, Ashley remembers. Jose Alvaro, who migrated to […]