Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis reiterated APD doesn't have a role in enforcing federal civil immigration laws, while advocates have started trainings to educate families on what to do if they're approached by ICE agents.
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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.
ICE said it made 956 arrests on Sunday across Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, Austin, Texas and Adams County, Colorado.
On the heels of President Donald Trump's missive to deport immigrants who may be in the country without legal status, federal agents on Sunday conducted several raids across Texas, targeting major cities and arresting dozens of individuals.
Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, Colorado, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
A series of ICE raids were conducted in Austin on Sunday, according to sources from the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Trump administration ... immigration enforcement actions were also reported in the Atlanta area; Puerto Rico; Colorado; Los Angeles; and Austin, Texas. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said ...
KXAN's Avery Travis and Will DuPree sit down with Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes to talk about the key issues she wants to address before Austin City Council's first meeting of the year. Those issues include immigration, homelessness, and airport safety.
Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations.
What Trump's order says, how local law enforcement is involved, ICE's efforts so far and what to do if you encounter ICE.