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.
Tag: Immigration Customs and Enforcement
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
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.
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
Woman Who Accused Immigration Officers Of Rape Drops Lawsuit Against Detention Center
Posted on · The woman abruptly moved to drop her suit in September, and the Houston Chronicle reported on Friday she admitted to falsifying the account in order to qualify for a visa for victims.
Immigration
NPR Exclusive: Video Shows Controversial Use Of Force Inside An ICE Detention Center
Posted on · Footage from a privately run immigration detention center in California shows eight men linking arms in a hunger strike. Officers responded with pepper spray, saying the men were inciting "rebellion."
Immigration
Texas Flight Attendant With DACA Released After Being Detained For More Than A Month
Posted on · Mesa Airlines chief executive Jonathan Ornstein apologized to Saavedra Roman and asked U.S. authorities to release her, arguing that it was unfair to continually detain someone "over something that is nothing more than an administrative error and a misunderstanding."
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#AbolishICE? Texas Democrats Begin To Navigate Emerging Issue
Posted on · Texas Democrats are finding their place in a quickly growing national debate over the usefulness of Immigration Customs and Enforcement — and whether it should be abolished.