This story was originally written by Nadra Nittle and published by The 19th* News. On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, […]
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How Do You Celebrate a Country That Doesn’t Love You Back?
Last month, my mom sent me a video of a little girl named Galilea from Dallas. She’s sitting on her gray couch, clutching a brown plush dog, remembering her mom’s voice, her clothes, and the way she would say goodnight. “My mom is supposed to be with us,” she says. “ICE took her away.” On […]
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In the Name of ‘Peace,’ Abbott Has Called in the National Guard
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an additional warning to Texans who this week have been protesting ICE and immigration enforcement — he’s sending in the National Guard. On Tuesday, Abbott posted on X that the National Guard will be deployed across the state “to ensure peace & order,” less than 24 hours after he invoked the […]
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Will Cities Stop Using AI License Plate Readers? Some Are Reconsidering After Reports of ICE Searches.
Local lawmakers in Texas are responding to recent reports that some law enforcement agencies are using automated license plate reader technology to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions. Last week, The Barbed Wire delved into data first reported by 404 Media and found that at least five law enforcement agencies across Texas have conducted at […]
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Immigration Crackdowns Are Sweeping Texas and the Nation. Here’s What to Know.
While federal authorities crack down on immigration across the country, Texas has emerged as an epicenter, as federal officials snatch up immigrants and protesters organize in response. Across the state in the past month, ICE has detained a mother of five outside of a San Antonio immigration court. Outside an Austin middle school, another mother […]
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Texas Police Are Running Constitutionally Questionable AI License Plate Searches for ICE
Many law enforcement agencies across the nation, including in Texas, use networks of cameras to automatically track cars — and some are using them to support federal immigration enforcement. That’s the topline from data recently obtained through a public records request first reported by 404 Media that The Barbed Wire has independently reviewed. Earlier this […]
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Thousands Protest Trump’s ICE Raids as Texas Empowers National Guard to Act as Immigration Officials
For thousands of people across the state, Monday — dubbed “a Day Without Immigrants” — topped off a weekend of protests against Trump’s racist immigration crackdown. Dallas, Houston, Pflugerville, McAllen, and even deep East Texas saw hundreds of people marching and waving flags from a variety of Latin American countries as a sign of solidarity […]
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Texas Is Now at the Heart of Trump’s Immigration Raids
President Trump’s immigration raids have begun — and law enforcement has Texas in its crosshairs. Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out a series of “enhanced targeted operations” across Texas, arresting dozens of people. The raids spanned across cities including Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and the Rio Grande Valley. […]
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Cómo Prepararse Ante Los Planes Racistas De Inmigración De Trump
Traducción por Alejandra Rios El lunes, el presidente Donald Trump hizo el juramento de toma de posesión de su segundo periodo presidencial. El miércoles ya había firmado una serie de aterradoras órdenes ejecutivas y cambios en las políticas contra las comunidades inmigrantes. En su primer día, Trump declaró estado de emergencia nacional en la frontera […]
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Immigration Attorneys Are Here to ‘Cut Through the Chaos’ of Trump’s Racist Plans
On Monday, President Donald Trump was sworn in to his second term in office. By Wednesday, he’d signed a slew of terrifying executive orders and policy changes targeting immigrant communities. On day one, Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and signed an executive order to end birthright citizenship — an unconstitutional move […]