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.
A Sinaloa cartel member arrested by ICE in El Paso, Texas, was found with multiple weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, sources say.
The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.
The mayor El Paso and his chief of police on Wednesday said they will honor calls from federal law enforcement partners in need of assistance but will not volunteer municipal officers for immigration enforcement.
The Trump administration this week threatened local officials with prosecution if they interfere with its planned immigration crackdown.
El Paso county attorney says the fight continues over controversial Texas SB 4 "show me your papers" state immigration law.
The U.S. Department of Defense, along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), deported 80 Guatemalan migrants on Friday morning, Jan. 24, from Biggs Army
In more than 21 actions, Trump has moved to overhaul parts of the US immigration system, including how migrants are processed and deported from the US. The White House has since publicised some of these efforts. On Friday, the new White House Press Secretary shared images of deportation flights being carried out by military cargo planes.
El Paso experts weigh in on Trump's administration's decision to do away with an immigration app that allowed asylum seekers to schedule appointments
Limits on immigration enforcement actions in or near sensitive areas that have been in place more than a decade, including in the first Trump administration, have been removed.
A recent move by Trump allows immigration authorities to conduct raids at schools. Multiple school districts have pledged to complicate the efforts.
The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.