Undocumented people with criminal records are the main target for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Miguel Vergara, San Antonio field office director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations.

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As immigration raids were reported in Austin and San Antonio last week, protesters gathered on Sunday, January 26, in support of immigrants and their contributions to American society. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

The activity comes as Homeland Security's San Antonio office said it engaged in activity with other agencies to 'enforce U.S. immigration law.'

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

On Saturday, Bexar County Sheriff Salazar told reporters that his agency had not been asked to participate in any raids in cooperation with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 84 people across North Texas on Sunday during immigration enforcement operations, the agency confirmed.

Immigration authorities did not say how many people were detained or what kinds of offenses the people sought Sunday were suspected of doing.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is trying to calm fears of widespread raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Salazar said he had a one-on-one meeting with a “ high ranking law enforcement official" who told him that ICE is not targeting children and families.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has carried out raids across the United States, including several cities in Texas.

Agents from a handful of federal agencies combined to arrest more than 40 people in the country illegally early Sunday during a raid in Adams County, the local office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said.

SAN ANTONIO - A Mexican national who has been previously deported twice was arrested in the Alamo City on firearms charges. On Tuesday, the United States Attorney's Office announced that Juan Ramon Hernandez-Limon, 28, was arrested during a surveillance operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).