Undocumented immigrants targeted across Texas
President Donald Trump has made immigration enforcement a top priority for his administration and has supported Abbott’s immigration efforts. Texas repeatedly sued the Biden administration, targeting many of its immigration policies, some of which provided migrants legal pathways to legally enter and stay in the U.S.
The immigration crackdown has spurred anxiety for some in North Texas, who police officials worry could shy away from reporting crime.
NORTH TEXAS (CBS News Texas) - U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement arrested 84 people in North Texas on Sunday, the agency said. Arrests were made in a number of areas, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Irving and parts of Collin County. The agency said it is part of an ongoing effort.
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
Federal authorities conducted enforcement operations in the Austin area over the weekend, just days after President Trump began his second term and vowed to crack down on immigration. Driving the news: A spokesperson with U.
The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that included multiple federal agencies and resulted in the arrest of nearly 1,000 people, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are carrying out operations across the state, and that does include in Houston, and also in Galveston.
On Monday, two flights took off from the U.S. transporting migrants to Guatemala. One was a standard Immigrations and Customs Enforcement charter flight that left Louisiana with about 120 deportees onboard and flew directly to the Central American country.