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Officials are seeking answers after a memorial honoring the 53 migrants who were killed in a 2022 smuggling tragedy along Quintana Road was vandalized.
Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two immigrant rights groups and El Paso County.
The feds are adding thousands of beds to hold families in Texas, which reportedly holds the most immigrants of any state at its 21 detention centers.
A letter sent this week claims the grant recipients, including many Texas cities and counties, may have illegally “induced” undocumented immigrants to enter the country.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said a recent statement by Dallas’ interim police chief raised concerns that the city might be violating a state law against so-called sanctuary city policies.
From requiring law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials to forcing state contractors to use E-Verify to spot undocumented workers, here are the bills that could reshape the state’s immigration policies.
Gustavo Alfonso Garcia Olivares died at 24, drowning in the Rio Grande not far from where he was buried Thursday at the Maverick County Cemetery in Eagle Pass.
A federal judge says he won't order immigration authorities to revert to a Biden-era policy limiting arrests at schools after officials in Denver challenged new policies from the Trump administration.
Two and a half months into President Donald Trump’s second term and the administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration.
The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.
On June 27, 2022, 53 people were killed in a semitrailer smuggling incident that San Antonio Police Chief William McManus called the largest mass casualty event in San Antonio that he could remember.
Abogados y grupos de inmigración recomiendan a los inmigrantes informarse sobre las acciones de la administración del presidente Donald Trump, como la expansión del uso de expulsiones aceleradas.
Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
It’s been nearly a month, but Donald Weynandt’s death is still a nightmare for his daughter, Katrina Mercado.
The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.
A naturalized citizen, along with other business leaders, are working to create new resources for undocumented people living in the Permian Basin.
A man recorded video from a two-hour Texas Department of Safety traffic stop outside an elementary school, which then led to a call for immigration enforcement officials.
Local officials and religious leaders came together Monday evening for an immigration town hall aimed at informing the public and reducing fear in the community.
The last group of migrants has departed from San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center, marking the end of the facility’s operations.
The shelters began seeing fewer people dropped off by customs and border agents following former President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting some asylum claims.
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.
Three Republican judges heard oral arguments Wednesday after a lower court blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to depose the charity’s leader.
The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the border security operation.
The U.S. military has significantly increased its presence over the Mexican border, conducting a series of missions aimed at monitoring drug cartels and enhancing border security.
A “Know Your Rights” rally took place in Milam Park on Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s handling of border security and his rhetoric on immigration and deportations.
Nearly 1,000 South San Antonio High School students walked out of class on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration efforts.
Jesus Romero started the Educational and Legal Immigration Ministries (ELIM) in 2003 as a way to protect migrants from falling victim to people who were trying to take advantage of their fear and desperation.
The chief’s comments came after Alice ISD sent a letter to parents Wednesday warning students may be detained and possibly deported if they can’t prove they’re in the country legally. The letter was later removed from the district’s website.
The governor said the state resources are available to the federal government and requested that the U.S. reimburse Texas for the border hardening measures under Operation Lone Star.
Texas’ border spending exploded after Joe Biden’s election, then state leaders signaled a new willingness to reduce it when Trump won. That didn’t last long.
The agency’s reversal comes after a federal judge told the Trump administration it must continue to pay for grants and other programs it abruptly froze last month.
The news announced Monday morning about the impending closure of San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center is coming as a relief to at least one woman who lives nearby.
Recent enforcement operations across Texas have raised concerns among undocumented immigrants. Here’s what immigration attorneys want you to know about your rights and resources.
Across the state, immigrants and their loved ones are changing their daily habits as the Trump administration orders at least 1,200 daily arrests of undocumented people.
After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.
Some parents are raising concerns about the safety of undocumented students in schools after the Trump administration’s executive order that has allowed federal agents access to school campuses.
As Oklahoma education board members move to police the immigration status of students, questions arise about whether similar measures could be implemented in Texas.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined KSAT 12 News anchors Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur from Washington D.C. for a KSAT Q&A during Wednesday night’s 6 O’Clock News.
Advocates worry that rapidly shifting federal and state immigration initiatives will prompt more city police to funnel migrants without criminal records to federal agents.
Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.
The U.S. government is asking people to avoid traveling to certain areas of the Texas-Mexico border due to security concerns.
The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.
An educator at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is facing criticism for making a social media post that called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to raid San Antonio.
Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month.
The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.
Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.
A Laredo man accused of smuggling 52 migrants in three human smuggling cases has been arrested, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday during a news conference.
A Laredo man was arrested for allegedly being involved in human smuggling operations involving 52 migrants, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
The Senate Judiciary Committee launched its investigation following the 2023 death of an 8-year-old girl at a facility in Harlingen.
More than two dozen Texas Democrats expressed concern about the elimination of a federal policy preventing immigration arrests at schools.
Immigration attorney Lance Curtright joined the KSAT Q&A on Wednesday with Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur to discuss the impact of President Donald Trump’s executive order for immigration process, including what it means to have birthright citizenship.
President Donald Trump followed through on a campaign promise Monday to move to remove the guarantee of citizenship for some children born on U.S. soil.
Informational flyers outlining the rights of undocumented immigrants have been circulating online, sparking discussions about legal protections for those approached by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or police at their home or at work.
Hours after Trump’s inauguration, his administration canceled appointments allowing migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum, leaving many of them stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Eagle Pass residents are split on how they feel about President Donald Trump’s path forward after he revoked an asylum-seeking mobile app on Inauguration Day.
Schools near the border say it’s hard to prepare for the unknown. Immigration advocates say they should help communities understand students’ rights.
The new administration could use the existing system of federal agents, local police and jails to funnel more people into the deportation pipeline.
Two people from South Texas have been arrested on smuggling charges. Sheriff's investigators they had 12 people crammed into an SUV.
A month after launching an international billboard campaign to deter illegal migrant crossings, Governor Greg Abbott’s office is trying to keep the project’s cost a secret from taxpayers.
KSAT visited Eagle Pass, a city at the epicenter of the immigration debate, for the tenth episode of “Your Voice, South Texas.”
Justices on Monday heard arguments from Annunciation House, which is fighting to stay open, and the Texas Attorney General’s office, which claims the shelter’s work with migrants violates state law.
“We wouldn’t survive” without undocumented workers, one South Texas produce business owner said. By one estimate, 8% of Texas’ workforce lacks legal status.
The Tribune’s data journalists helped visualize everything from voter participation and extreme weather to gaps in the state’s border wall. Here are some of the highlights.
Our journalists brought life to the experiences of everyday Texans, held powerful institutions accountable and surfaced stories that went beyond the daily news cycles.
Fred Schellenberg said his questions are starting to pile about how immigration policies could change as President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
Some Texas lawmakers including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick slammed the Biden administration over the auction of wall materials. But the sale was directed by Congress — and Texas has already bought some of it.
Thousands of people have been arrested under Texas’ human smuggling law. Now they face at least a decade in prison under sentencing guidelines that took effect this year.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the new strategy, which will cost an estimated $100,000, during a press conference in Eagle Pass.
At least a third of landowners approached by state officials have refused to let wall be built on their properties. That’s forced the state to largely build on ranchland in remote areas, or erect sections that are full of gaps.
A Votebeat analysis shows how such requirements risk disenfranchising key voter groups, including Native Americans and college students.
The grants will go to private and public sector recipients in Texas for a variety of public safety priorities, including securing the southern border.
As Republican Texas leaders show support for Trump’s mass deportation plans, undocumented people — some who have lived in America for decades — are weighing their options amid mounting fears.
Groups are urging the state’s estimated 1.6 million undocumented migrants to prepare financially and make plans for their loved ones if they’re detained.
The latest episode brings us to Starr County, a former Democratic stronghold that flipped from blue to red in the presidential election for the first time in over a century.
The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.
A comptroller’s report found that deporting the estimated 1.4 million undocumented immigrants living in Texas in 2005 would have cost the state about $17.7 billion in gross domestic product.
The congressman said he joined other Democrats in opposition to the use of the floating barriers and razor wire at Texas’ border because of the lack of permits.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents had cut the razor wire.
Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.
Officials with the Texas General Land Office on Tuesday outlined plans for a 1,402-acre ranch it has offered to the incoming Donald Trump administration for housing undocumented immigrants before deportation.
El gobernador Greg Abbott quiere saber cuánto gastan los hospitales en el cuidado de inmigrantes indocumentados. Los hospitales no deben negar atención en ningún caso.
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know how much hospitals spend caring for undocumented immigrants. Hospitals should not deny care based on how patients respond.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to launch mass deportations as soon as he takes office. While the policy aims to target undocumented people, one local economist says the effects could ripple across the workforce, particularly in industries that rely on migrant labor.
