Dallas County Sheriff’s Office investigated over ICE cooperation

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly violating Senate Bill 8 by failing to seek a formal cooperation agreement with ICE.

'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's controversial immigrant detention center, to close: reports

Florida has spent over $1 million a day to run its "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center in the Everglades. It's still waiting on $608 million in reimbursement from the U.S. government.

Seventh victim found near San Antonio in migrant train car smuggling

The discovery of a seventh body along railroad tracks in Bexar County on Monday has expanded an investigation into a human smuggling operation that left six other migrants dead in a shipping container in Laredo.

Dallas infant slaying suspects facing deportation
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ICE has confirmed the two suspects in last week's shooting that led to the death of an unborn child entered the country illegally. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more on the victims.

Canadian American pleads guilty to human smuggling after family dies crossing into New York

A Canadian man who also held American citizenship pleaded guilty to his role in a human smuggling attempt across the two nations’ border that resulted in the deaths of a Romanian family, which included two children under three years old.

Six people found dead in train boxcar near Texas-Mexico border

Authorities in South Texas are investigating a grim discovery after six people were found dead Monday inside a rail car near the U.S.-Mexico border.

What is denaturalization? DOJ moves to revoke US citizenship for 12 people accused of crimes

Denaturalization was used in only about a dozen cases a year between 1990 and 2017, but the Trump administration has made good on its promise to use it as a tool for increasing deportations.

Officials unsure if ICE will be present at World Cup games
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U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio reportedly told Miami World Cup officials that ICE agents will not be present at matches, but FOX 4 has had difficulty confirming that report. Casey Stegall has more.

NTX firefighter fighting for husband's release from ICE
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A Grand Prairie firefighter is fighting to get her husband released from ICE custody after he was detained during a regular check-in. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more.

Grand Prairie firefighter’s husband detained by ICE after routine check-in

A Grand Prairie firefighter is pleading for the release of her husband, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record who was detained by ICE during a routine immigration check-in.

Texas DPS apprehends 'special interest alien' during border operation in Roma

Texas state troopers and federal agents apprehended six people, including someone they name a "special interest alien" from China, during a tactical border enforcement operation in South Texas.

Texas DPS proposes citizenship checks for handgun licenses, security guards and more

Texas DPS is proposing new rules that would require handgun license applicants to verify their citizenship or immigration status through a federal database before being approved.

Civil rights groups file lawsuit to stop Texas immigration law

A group of civil rights organizations have filed a lawsuit to stop parts of a Texas law that would make it a state crime to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending a record shutdown

The House approved a bill on Thursday to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security to end the longest agency shutdown in history.

Appeals court strikes down Trump administration detention policy

A federal appeals court struck down the Trump administration’s broad mandatory detention policy for immigrants facing deportation.

CBP officers seize $8.1M in meth hidden in tile shipment at Texas border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge seized $8.1 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a commercial shipment of tile arriving from Mexico.