Speakers at a "Know Your Rights" town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia provided information ranging from immigration policies at schools and hospitals to guidance about what to do if a family member is arrested.
They are worried about even going to church now. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, said the last two weeks have been a nightmare for immigrant communities, with people telling her they are afraid immigration agents are waiting for them at schools,
ICE agents began targeted operations across Texas on Sunday, following President Donald Trump's campaign promise to crack down on people who may be in the country without legal status.
In a city council meeting Tuesday, Mayor John Whitmire addressed immigration enforcement and how it's being handled at a local level.
A person who didn't want to be identified said ICE agents have also been seen outside Sheldon ISD's C.E. King High School in northeast Houston. "Ayer estaban like three people de ICE enftrene del high school y estuvieron ahí como por dos horas. Yo vine al negocio, y yo vi unas personas que venían aquí," the person said.
Officials with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement did not immediately provide a list of those targeted in the operation.
Federal immigration agents can now make arrests at campuses nationwide. How often they will do it at Houston schools remains unknown.
FIEL Houston said they have fielded more than 150 calls from concerned citizens reporting who they thought were ICE agents in their neighborhoods.
Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.
ICE has take a spotlight role in the wake of plans in Trump's administration for mass deportations. Here's what you need to know about the agency.
DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.
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, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.