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ICE operation targeted immigrants in Austin and San Antonio

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feeds.texastribune.org – By Pooja Salhotra – 2025-01-26 19:18:00

Multi-agency operation targeted immigrants in Austin and San Antonio

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Agents from multiple federal agencies carried out immigration enforcement operations in Austin and San Antonio on Sunday, federal officials said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives collaborated on “enhanced targeted operations” in both cities, an ICE spokesperson said. A similar operation took place Sunday morning in the Rio Grande Valley, a local station reported.

The spokesperson said the operations were to “enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal aliens out of our communities.” The official did not say what kind of offenses the targeted individuals were suspected of committing or whether anyone was detained.

KXAN first reported ICE was conducting an operation in the Austin area on Sunday afternoon through a spokesperson for the DEA’s Houston division. DEA spokesperson Sally Sparks said the agency’s Houston office “mobilized every agent in our division,” whose jurisdiction spans from Brownsville to Corpus Christi, Del Rio and Waco.

“We got information that we had to mobilize, so we mobilized,” Sparks told The Texas Tribune. “The majority of our agents assisted.”

A Houston DEA post on X on Sunday showed photos of law enforcement officers in a residential area escorting a man in handcuffs.

Neither ICE nor the DEA answered questions about the scale of the operations. Spokespeople for the Travis and Bexar counties’ sheriff’s offices said they had not been notified of the operations. A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said Doggett did not receive advance notice that ICE would conduct an operation in Austin.

Sunday’s operations came less than one week after President Donald Trump began his second term as president and promised mass deportations across the country. Trump issued more than a dozen immigration-related executive orders last week, including halting the use of an app that lets migrants make appointments to request asylum and authorizing immigration officers to raid sensitive locations such as churches, schools and hospitals.

The Trump administration has also directed federal officials to investigate and potentially prosecute local officials who interfere with deportation efforts. Some local Texas officials said they are ready to assist Trump, though they have offered scant details on how they would cooperate. A group of Texas lawmakers asked state education officials last week for clear guidance on how school districts should prepare for federal immigration enforcement.

Federal officials also conducted raids in Chicago on Sunday, and ICE officials have been directed to increase the number of people they arrest from a few hundred per day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, The Washington Post reported Sunday. ICE made 956 arrests Sunday and sent 554 requests to take custody of individuals currently being held in jails, prisons or other confinement facilities, the agency said in a Sunday evening post on X.

Trump’s actions over the past week have left some migrants stranded on the U.S.-Mexico border, and the threat of deportation has left others in fear. Texas is home to approximately 1.6 million undocumented people, according to a Pew Research Center Report.

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2025/01/26/texas-immigration-deportation-ice-austin-san-antonio/.

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The 9@9: Trump bans transgender troops from serving; Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico;

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www.youtube.com – KSAT 12 – 2025-01-28 09:11:32

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender individuals from military service and ending diversity programs, reinstating a ban first enacted in 2017, which was repealed by Joe Biden in 2021. Meanwhile, Kansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak, with 67 confirmed cases. First Aid Beauty is recalling 2,800 containers of its Ultra Repair Cream due to improper distribution, and the CPSC has issued a warning on baby sling carriers sold online. Google Maps has updated names including the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. Whole Foods employees have voted to unionize, and Wendy’s is introducing a Thin Mints Frosty.

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Palisades fire evacuation orders lifted

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www.youtube.com – FOX 7 Austin – 2025-01-28 09:07:26

SUMMARY: Residents of the Pacific Palisades are returning home following the lifting of fire evacuation orders, including the Williams family who faced the devastation of their lost home filled with memories. Mayor Karen Bass is addressing concerns about debris removal and the timeline for rebuilding, insisting that properties must be inspected for toxic materials first. Homeowners are frustrated, seeking clarity on whether the process will take 6 months or up to 18 months. The mayor provided a range of several weeks to 3-4 months for inspections. She reassured residents that no rezoning would occur in the Palisades area.

Residents of the Pacific Palisades return home after city lifts fire evacuation orders.

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Can COVID-19 be passed on to pets? What Houston pet owners should know

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www.youtube.com – KPRC 2 Click2Houston – 2025-01-28 08:34:47

SUMMARY: A recent study from VCA Animal Hospitals reveals that humans can transmit COVID-19 to their pets. Approximately 30% of dogs and cats exposed to infected household members tested positive for the virus, although few exhibited symptoms. Currently, there is no evidence suggesting pets can transmit the virus back to humans, which is reassuring. The study began in 2021 to assess the potential for infection in pets and to understand the dynamics of zoonotic and reverse zoonotic diseases. This research aims to enhance our knowledge of infectious diseases that can affect both humans and animals.

Is it possible for humans to pass the coronavirus to their pets? A new study from VCA Animal Hospitals takes a look.

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