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ICE agent patch
Shops & Markets

Dallas Cafe Workers Quit Jobs in Dispute About Serving ICE Agents

By Lauren Drewes DanielsJanuary 26, 2026

Dallas-based cafe loses workers over a first-responder discount and its policy toward ICE agents.

Clergy leaders opposing ICE actions
Politics & Government

North Texas Faith Leaders Condemn Plans for Giant ICE Detention Facility

By Emma RubyJanuary 26, 2026

Local officials stated they do not believe Hutchins has the infrastructure to support the planned 9,500-person converted warehouse.

ICE Protest signs
Politics & Government

Filming ICE Is Legal but Exposes You to Digital Tracking; Here’s How To Minimize the Risk

By Nicole M. BennettJanuary 21, 2026

While you’re filming them, they might be using your phone’s information to track down you and your friends.

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ICE Protest signs
Politics & Government

What To Know About the Jan. 20 ‘Stop ICE Terror’ Protest in North Texas

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 17, 2026

Here’s when and where people will protest to mark one year of President Donald Trump’s second term.

ice detention center
Politics & Government

ICE Is Sending Minneapolis Refugees to Texas Detention Centers

By Emma RubyJanuary 15, 2026

Lawyers from Minnesota estimate that at least 100 people with refugee status have been detained, and most have been sent to Texas.

the bomb factory crowd for diana ross
Critic's Notebook

The Bomb Factory Marquee Tributes Minnesota Woman Killed by ICE

By Alec SpicerJanuary 13, 2026

The latest installment of ‘things people on the internet somehow find a way to be miserable about’ is here.

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queer motherland members
Dallas Life

Queer Motherland Reclaims LGBTQ+ African History

By Christine OdwessoJanuary 13, 2026

The Dallas-based organization cultivates community and challenges the misconception that Africa cannot be queer.

Features

The Art of Renewal: North Texas Creatives Reflect on New Beginnings

By Preston BartaJanuary 13, 2026

Four local artists of various mediums explore transformation by finding inspiration in the blank canvas of a new year.

ICE protesters with signs
Politics & Government

Dallas Protesters Gather Downtown After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

By Emma RubyJanuary 9, 2026

Several in the crowd said it was their first time protesting, and that Renee Good’s killing had been a wake-up call.

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Man with sign calling to abolish ICE at Dallas No Kings protest.
Politics & Government

Where To Go for the Jan. 8 ‘ICE Out Now Emergency Call To Action’ in North Texas

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 8, 2026

Protests are popping up across the country after Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Minnesota. Here’s what to know and when to go.

an ICE agent
Politics & Government

How To Prepare for an ICE Raid in Dallas

By Alyssa FieldsJanuary 8, 2026

Questions about an ICE agent’s authority have intensified since a deadly shooting Minnesota.

Politics & Government

Here Are Some of the New Texas Laws Going Into Effect on Jan. 1, 2026

By Kelly DearmoreJanuary 1, 2026

Apps, AI and ICE all play a part in the newest Texas laws.

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ICE agent patch
Politics & Government

Dallas County Could Be Home to Massive New ICE Detention Facility, Report Says

By Kelly DearmoreDecember 31, 2025

The proposed warehouse facility just south of Dallas would hold up to 9,000 detainees, making it many times larger than current detention centers.

Politics & Government

‘He is My Lungs’: Disabled Man Hospitalized After ICE Detains Caregiver Father

By Emma RubyDecember 30, 2025

Maher Tarabishi has spent much of his life in the U.S. serving as a caregiver for his son. In October, he was arrested by ICE.

ICE agent
Politics & Government

As ICE Tracking Apps Head to Court, a Dallas Activist Group Takes Watch

By Emma RubyDecember 22, 2025

The group uses social media and encrypted messaging services to warn community members of ICE agent sightings.

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FBI agent at ICE shooting in Dallas
Crime & Police

Widow of ICE Shooting Victim Says Husband Finally OK’d for Visa, NBC 5 Reports

By Patrick WilliamsDecember 17, 2025

Cruel ironies pile up for the family of Miguel Garcia, immigrant killed by anti-ICE shooter.

Transportation

Immigration Crackdown Hits Vehicle Registration Requirements

By Alyssa FieldsNovember 26, 2025

Vehicle registration is required to maintain insurance, so keep your hands at 10-and-two.

an ICE agent
Politics & Government

Leader of Local Muslim Community Will be Deported After 60 Day Detention

By Emma RubyNovember 21, 2025

DHS denied Boy Scouts Troop Leader Marwan Marouf a release on humanitarian grounds despite his heart condition, which can be deadly.

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The main lawn at the University of North Texas in Denton.
Education

Crackdown on Foreign Students Hits Grad Schools Hardest, New Data Reveals

By Emma RubyNovember 17, 2025

Although undergraduate international student populations grew this fall, graduate enrollment plummeted.

MAGA Podcaster Katie Miller’s Bad Bunny Trap Question Backfires
Politics & Government

MAGA Podcaster Katie Miller’s Bad Bunny Trap Question Backfires

By Naomi FeinsteinNovember 13, 2025

Stephen Miller’s wife could not fool Dallas Cowboys Chief Brand Officer Charlotte Jones.

ice detention center
Politics & Government

A Second Dallas Law Enforcement Office Has Said No To ICE Partnership Invitation

By Emma RubyNovember 11, 2025

Dallas City Marshals say ICE asked to have an officer present at the city detention center during every shift.

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Dallas Police at ICE Office
Politics & Government

DPD Chief Says Rejected $25M ICE Partnership Required 50 Arrests Per Day

By Emma RubyNovember 6, 2025

Council member Jaime Resendez rebuked the mayor’s call for Thursday’s meeting, accusing the mayor of engaging in “reckless, self-serving leadership.”

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