Photo: South Padre Island Police Department body cam footage, released by Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday, shows the moment when 23-year-old Ruben Ray Martinez from San Antonio was killed at South Padre Island […]
Category: Border
Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting are from South Texas
ProPublica, The Texas TribuneFebruary 1, 2026 This story was originally published by ProPublica. The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus […]
After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital
Photo: The East Montana ICE Detention Facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025 while it was under construction. Image by Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas TribuneFebruary 3, […]
As immigrant arrests rise, here’s what to know about ICE operations in Texas
Photo: Austin Police Department officers and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents guide a van out of the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin on April 1, 2025. Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Colleen DeGuzman, The […]
Border Patrol, Hidalgo County Sheriff Disrupt Human Smuggling Operation in Mission
U.S. Border Patrol agents, working with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, disrupted a human smuggling operation on Dec. 19 after locating a stash house in Mission, authorities said. According to Border Patrol, agents found 24 […]
ICE considers warehouse-based detention system for up to 80,000 immigrants
Image: Texas Reporter Rendering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring a plan to dramatically expand its detention capacity by converting industrial warehouses into large-scale holding facilities capable of detaining as many as 80,000 immigrants […]
“Construction can’t continue”: South Texas builders say ICE arrests have upended industry
Photo: A group of home builders in the Rio Grande Valley said construction has slowed amid an increase in arrests by immigration officers. Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune One morning […]
Austin Drummer Detained by Border Patrol While Leaving for Europe, Band Cancels Tour
Yamal Said, drummer for Austin-based band Lord Buffalo and a legal U.S. resident, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on May 12 while attempting to depart the country for a European tour, according […]
Border Patrol Says Over 5,000 Criminal Aliens Apprehended in FY 2025, But Most Offenses Unspecified
U.S. Border Patrol announced this week that it has apprehended more than 5,000 individuals labeled as “criminal aliens” during Fiscal Year 2025. The agency’s public statement broke down only a small portion of the offenses—listing […]
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass Quietly Reopens to Public Use
More than a year after it was seized by the State of Texas under an emergency declaration, Shelby Park is once again open to the public. Without formal announcement, Texas National Guard soldiers opened the […]
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