U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement now expects the facility at 542 S.E. Loop 410 to begin operations this winter as crews continue converting a nearly 640,000-square-foot warehouse into an immigration processing and detention center.
Category: Immigration
Immigration enforcement, detention, court rulings and the communities affected by shifting federal policy.
Civil Rights Sep 17, 2026DOJ Asks Judge to Reject New Jersey’s ICE Mask Law as Courts Split State by State
Federal judges have blocked ICE mask-and-ID laws in Virginia and New York; New Jersey argues its version is different, and the Justice Department wants the case thrown out anyway.
Civil Rights Sep 16, 2026Nine Courts to Two: ICE’s No-Bond Detention Policy Is Losing Everywhere but the Fifth and Eighth Circuits
The Fourth Circuit called mass no-bond detention a throwback to internment, the Supreme Court dropped its test case after a Hochul pardon, and where you are arrested now decides whether you get a hearing.
Crime & Justice Sep 15, 2026Hyundai Raid Detainee Sues US; Judge Halts Gilroy ICE Build
A Hyundai raid detainee sues the U.S. over alleged excessive force, a watchdog finds detainees in cages, and a judge pauses ICE construction near Gilroy.
Crime & Justice Sep 14, 202657 ICE Custody Deaths as Detained Population Jumps 70%
At least 57 people have died in ICE custody since Trump’s return, a Boston judge ordered a detainee freed, and NH data shows local police drove arrests.
Crime & Justice Sep 13, 2026Judge Halts Gilroy ICE Detention Center; 5 Arrested at Protest
A judge paused ICE’s Gilroy detention center on environmental grounds, Rep. Ansari made a 13th facility visit, and El Paso ICE arrests neared 3,500.
Crime & Justice Sep 12, 2026Fourth Circuit Becomes Ninth Court to Reject ICE No-Bond Detention
The Fourth Circuit ruled 2-1 that ICE cannot hold some immigrants without a bond hearing, as raids hit a Pa. hospital site and five Wash. campers.
Crime & Justice Sep 11, 20264th Circuit Blocks ICE No-Bond Rule, Teeing up Supreme Court
The 4th Circuit rejects ICE’s no-bond detention rule in a 2-1 ruling, as a Hyundai raid worker seeks $2M and DHS moves to end the H-1B grace period.