Updates Near By

• While Senate Bill 8, which requires most Texas Sheriff Departments to enter into collaborative 287(g) agreements with ICE, doesn’t take effect until January 2026, many sheriffs have already finalized agreements. Additionally, we have seen a vast increase in 287(g) agreements for municipal police departments despite no requirements or mandate to do so. Want to find out if your local law enforcement is in one of these agreements? Check it out here! Our colleagues at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center also have this interactive map of 287(g) agreements in Texas and across the country.  

  1. Pasadena, TX – On October 27th, ICE conducted an aggressive immigration enforcement action in a Pasadena neighborhood. While targeting a house, ICE agents reportedly cut the home’s electricity and hurled threats to tear gas the home if individuals did not meet agents outside. During the aftermath, individuals shared that “When asked whether agents presented a warrant, the homeowner said they never saw one.”  Read more about this story here.

  2. Dallas, TX – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is asking for city council members to revisit a $25 million offer from ICE to enter into agreement with the Dallas Police Department after Police Chief Comeaux reportedly declined the offer. Several city council members have expressed their concerns with entering into the agreement and the two committees tasked with revisiting the agreement will meet on November 6th. Catch up on this story here. 

  3. Houston, TX –  A Houston teen, Arnoldo Bazan, shared his harrowing testimony after he and his father were aggressively confronted by ICE during their morning commute to the teen’s school. Arnoldo, a U.S. citizen, stated agents assaulted him and at one point choked him. Unfortunately, the encounter with the deportation of Arnoldo’s father. Read more here.