Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2227: A Late Night Movie
Posted on · Episode: 2227 A Late Night Movie: Beatrice Lillie and a glimpse of another time. Today, let us go to a very old movie.
Tag: ice
Immigration
Gonzalez ICE nomination stalls because of unsubstantiated domestic abuse allegation his wife says isn’t true
Posted on · The claims were made as part of an unrelated lawsuit in July of 2021, but there is no evidence any abuse took place and Gonzalez was never charged with a crime.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2741: Ice King
Posted on · Episode: 2741 Frederic Tudor: Ice King. Today, ice heads south.
Immigration
Biden renominates Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead ICE
Posted on · The move comes less than a week after his initial nomination expired with no movement in the U.S. Senate.
Immigration
Houston immigration advocates say ICE body camera program is a ‘baby step’ toward accountability
Posted on · Advocates say the use of cameras in ICE operations is overdue.
Immigration
U.S. Homeland Security agents to test use of body cameras
Posted on · ICE officials say members of SWAT-like teams who work for a component of ICE known as Homeland Security Investigations will use body cams in Houston, Newark, New Jersey, and New York during the test.
Immigration
Immigrant Activists Say ICE Is Purposely Targeting Them. They’re Urging Biden To Help
Posted on · In a new report, activists say ICE systematically retaliates against them for their work, despite the agency's denials. Advocates want the Biden administration to officially forbid the practice.
Immigration
U.S. Senators Grill Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez On His Approach To Leading ICE
Posted on · Gonzalez related his local law enforcement experience in Harris County to his approach to the controversial role.
Houston Matters
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Faces Confirmation Hearing To Lead ICE (July 15, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Previewing Ed Gonzalez's confirmation hearing to lead ICE, inside ERCOT's plan to improve the state's electricity grid, and the explosion of craft breweries in Houston.
Houston Matters
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez Discusses ICE Nomination, Crime Increase On Houston Matters
Posted on · During an interview on Houston Matters Tuesday, the sheriff touched on bail reform, the increase in violent crime and driving incidents during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Houston Matters
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (July 6, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: A conversation with outgoing Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, who's been tapped by the Biden administration to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration
New ACLU Report Reveals Dozens Of Hunger Strikes, Retaliation At Texas ICE Facilities
Posted on · There were at least 46 hunger strikes -- by individuals and groups -- at Texas ICE facilities between 2013 and 2017, according to ACLU data shared with Houston Public Media.
Immigration
Few Texas ICE Detention Centers Are Vaccinating For COVID-19. Feds Say It’s Up To Local Health Departments
Posted on · Despite high risks of infection and hundreds of sick detainees, there’s still no clear COVID-19 vaccination strategy from ICE officials, and few local health departments have stepped up to provide vaccines.
Immigration
ICE Begins COVID-19 Vaccine Program At Houston Immigrant Detention Facility
Posted on · The vaccination effort appears to be the first in Texas ICE facilities, as hundreds of immigrants are battling COVID-19 in detention facilities across the state.
Immigration
5 Arrested In Houston After Smuggling 90 Undocumented Immigrants, DOJ Says
Posted on · Houston police say they found over 90 people huddled together inside a southwest Houston home Friday afternoon.