The Rahimi family has spent roughly $30,000 in legal fees and immigration processes over the years in an effort for Brandi Rahimi to get her husband legal status in the United States.
The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in San Antonio was evacuated on Tuesday after it was targeted with an envelope containing a “suspicious powder.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have released new details on the immigration raid that happened earlier this month on San Antonio’s north side.
Surveillance of a suspected drug dealer took place on San Pedro Avenue weeks before a raid, when more than 150 immigrants were detained, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by KSAT.
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said she is working to get answers after the federal raid last weekend at an unauthorized nightclub on the North Side.
Genesis Valadez, the owner of Las Pollitas food truck, caught the federal raid that happened over the weekend on her business cameras.
San Antonio police officers said they arrested a suspect on Wednesday accused of making a terroristic threat against a planned protest earlier this week.
Texas Congressmen Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar are pressing the Trump administration for detailed answers regarding a North Side raid that led to the detaining of more than 150 immigrants, according to a joint news release.
Court records showing formal charges against two individuals connected to a North Side raid have been obtained by KSAT Investigates as authorities remain mum on the operation.
A recent FBI-led raid at an Idaho race track shows how immigration is driving federal law enforcement under the Trump administration.
Officials say many federal officers involved in immigration enforcement in Chicago have body cameras, but expanding their use requires more funding from Congress.
Federal prosecutors say three activists opposed to President Donald Trump’s immigration raids in Los Angeles have been indicted on charges of illegally “doxing” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
The Department of Homeland Security says it will increase security following the deadly shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas.
The Border Patrol agent who has led an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles has arrived in Chicago, possibly signaling a new phase in an enforcement surge announced last week.
Federal authorities say they've deliberately chosen a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people living illegally in the U.S. to self-deport.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is ramping up its hiring efforts to support President Donald Trump's mass deportation goals.
A man was arrested earlier this week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after being found in possession of and selling firearms intended for trafficking to Mexico, according to an arrest affidavit.
The owner of a Trump Burger restaurant in Houston is facing deportation after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a report from KPRC, KSAT’s sister station in Houston.
The Department of Homeland Security has removed age limits for new hires at the agency responsible for immigration enforcement.
People are expected to march in downtown San Antonio on Saturday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainments, anti-LGBTQ+ policies and more, according to a news release.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is offering increased benefits to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a new “Defend the Homeland” recruitment campaign launched Tuesday, according to a news release.
A local immigration attorney warns that an increasing number of people are being detained after appearing in immigration court in San Antonio, a trend that could lead to a worsening humanitarian situation as space at detention facilities continues to dwindle.
Congressman Greg Casar held a press conference in downtown San Antonio over immigration court proceedings and Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests.
A man who tried to evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement by hiding in a tree in April will be deported for the second time.
The U.S. government is building an immense 5,000-person detention camp in west Texas, government contract announcements said, sharply increasing the Trump administration’s ability to hold detained immigrants amid its ever-growing mass deportation efforts.
A diverse group of volunteers from faith leaders to grandmothers to retired lawyers have been escorting people to immigration courts across the country.
Immigration authorities are pressuring landlords to share tenant information, including leases and IDs.
San Antonio residents gathered on Friday evening to protest federal immigration enforcement policies.
A Blue Alert was issued on Wednesday for a man accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on July 4, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI.
A federal lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during an ongoing immigration crackdown that has put the region “under siege.”.
A San Antonio group is vowing to continue its fight against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations.
In response to the detainments of migrants showing up to immigration court, a march and rally took place Tuesday morning outside the court in downtown San Antonio.
New court documents describe families living in cramped metal trailers while struggling to get food, water and adequate medical care.
Weeks of growing concern at San Antonio’s immigration court have culminated in a troubling new trend — more minors are being detained after immigration hearings, according to immigration advocates working on the front lines.
President Donald Trump’s administration has sued Los Angeles, claiming the city is obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and creating a lawless environment.
As multiple “No Kings” demonstrations emerged nationwide, hundreds gathered in downtown San Antonio on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump and immigration raids.
A local organization is coming together to protest against President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in downtown San Antonio on Saturday.
At least two demonstrations against President Donald Trump and immigration raids brought in thousands of people downtown San Antonio on Saturday evening.
Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey.
Anti-ICE protests have remained peaceful in San Antonio, but one woman says she must continue to fight because of how personally the arrests have impacted her.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest is scheduled this weekend, so businesses and San Antonians are preparing.
Downtown San Antonio businesses have begun to board up their windows Wednesday ahead of planned protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Numerous Texas politicians have taken to social media to express their opinions on the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids nationwide and the deployment of military members ahead of protests.
Bexar County closed its offices early on Wednesday ahead of planned protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement downtown.
San Antonio officials will hold a press conference ahead of planned protests against nationwide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions.
Members of the Texas National Guard have been deployed to San Antonio in anticipation of protests this week in the city as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers continue to conduct raids.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales joined the KSAT Q&A on Tuesday to discuss Fort Sam Houston, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests and protests in San Antonio.
A recent move by President Donald Trump to deploy National Guard troops and the Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles without formal requests from the California governor is raising legal and constitutional concerns.
Thirteen people were arrested on various charges during the protest Monday, which ended when officers fired tear gas into a crowd that neared a federal building.
A protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations took place in downtown San Antonio on Sunday.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg joined KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News on Tuesday to discuss a number of topics.
Legal and community advocates are expected to hold a press conference outside the immigration court on Monday to address recent ICE arrests.
In one week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained construction workers on a university campus and, in a separate incident, a mother and child immediately after an immigration hearing.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continued its arrests of people the agency believes are in the country illegally in San Antonio.
For more than a week, immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission at immigration court for scheduled hearings have encountered an unexpected and heartbreaking scene.
Two suspects were arrested after deputies discovered at least 12 immigrants concealed in hay bales during a traffic stop, according to the Fayette County Sheriff‘s Office.
A man is in custody after hiding in a tree for eight hours Tuesday morning on the West Side to evade federal agents and state troopers, according to authorities.
A man is in custody after hiding in a tree for several hours in an attempt to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to authorities.
The University of Texas at San Antonio confirmed that all seven UTSA students — four current and three post-graduate — have had their visa statuses restored.
In a move against organized crime, the Trump Administration has intensified its efforts to dismantle the Tren de Aragua gang.
Immigration advocates say a woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in Denver churches to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained.
The U.S. Marshals Service announced the arrests of two men in South Carolina who are connected to an alleged aggravated robbery case in Bulverde, Texas.
Two and a half months into President Donald Trump’s second term and the administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration.
The Biden administration shuttered the Dilley facility last year because of high operating costs. It’s expected to hold immigrant families under the Trump administration.
Local officials and religious leaders came together Monday evening for an immigration town hall aimed at informing the public and reducing fear in the community.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office and several federal agencies arrested three alleged human smugglers and recovered $20,000 in cash in south Bexar County.
A 26-year-old man arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing on the South Side has an immigration detainer for being in the country illegally, according to a jail source.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined KSAT 12 News anchors Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur from Washington D.C. for a KSAT Q&A during Wednesday night’s 6 O’Clock News.
The decision to halt the program could prevent thousands of people detained in immigration detention centers from receiving legal advice.
A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.
An educator at Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School is facing criticism for making a social media post that called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to raid San Antonio.
A Laredo man accused of smuggling 52 migrants in three human smuggling cases has been arrested, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday during a news conference.
Now is an uncertain time at the Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio as some learn how to navigate what President Trump’s new immigration policies mean for them.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it deported more than 270,000 people over a recent 12-month period, the highest annual tally in a decade.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers with Operation Lone Star found more than 300 people attempting to cross into the United States illegally in just one week.
Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill again when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a rancorous dispute with the country’s main railway operator over working hours and pay.
Tree branches are littered across the hill country after ice from this week’s storm caused branches to break. Some of those branches struck power lines causing outages across Texas.
Here’s a break down of what enhances ice-related tree limb breakage, what to do with your insurance if it caused auto or home damage and ways to help prevent additional breakage going forward.