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Now they are barred from making arrests. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ruling-blacks-dallas-immigration-court-arrests-40690050/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40687949 Sindy Benavides https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 Anti-immigrant policies are fanning the flames of a youth mental health crisis. Here’s how governments can respond. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/opinion/ice-the-mental-health-emergency-we-can-no-longer-ignore-40687949/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40686044 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:52:57 -0500 News They also called on Atlantic Aviation to stop facilitating ICE flights through its Love Field facility.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/faith-leaders-activists-call-on-dallas-officials-to-stop-love-field-ice-deportations-40686044/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40684286 Austin Wood https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500 News Activist groups have been documenting ICE-affiliated flights in and out of a 'backdoor' hangar since May. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/love-field-being-used-for-ice-deportation-shuffle-flights-as-city-profits-40684286/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40678329 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500 News One had to leave family behind, while another was reunited with his far away, while many questions from the past and concerns for the future persist. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-deportees-go-to-countries-they-barely-know-40678329/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-police-prepare-for-sb-4-immigration-law-40671495/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40671495 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-police-prepare-for-sb-4-immigration-law-40671495/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 09:23:00 -0500 Senate Bill 4 was passed by state legislators in 2023, but it continues to face court challenges. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/north-texas-police-prepare-for-sb-4-immigration-law-40671495/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-tells-dallas-county-sheriff-to-comply-with-state-law-partner-with-ice-40674562/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40674562 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-tells-dallas-county-sheriff-to-comply-with-state-law-partner-with-ice-40674562/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 14:33:39 -0500 News Sheriffs from other major Texas counties have reportedly already made the newly required agreements with ICE]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/ken-paxton-tells-dallas-county-sheriff-to-comply-with-state-law-partner-with-ice-40674562/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/how-no-ice-in-the-cup-is-turning-world-cup-hype-into-a-fight-for-joy-in-dallas-40674038/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40674038 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/how-no-ice-in-the-cup-is-turning-world-cup-hype-into-a-fight-for-joy-in-dallas-40674038/#respond Mon, 11 May 2026 17:48:22 -0500 Arts & Culture Dallas artist Angel Faz brings bold protest art to a national campaign pushing for safe, welcoming World Cup spaces free from fear and intimidation.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/how-no-ice-in-the-cup-is-turning-world-cup-hype-into-a-fight-for-joy-in-dallas-40674038/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665559 Emma Ruby https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0500 Plans for a wall in Big Bend National Park have sparked bipartisan outrage, and border county judges are calling for transparency from DHS. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texxas-democrats-and-republicans-oppose-big-bend-border-wall-40665559/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-revises-ice-police-policies-after-greg-abbott-threat-40665466/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40665466 Kelly Dearmore https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-revises-ice-police-policies-after-greg-abbott-threat-40665466/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:13:42 -0500 Although the city admitted the governor was not clear in his demands, Dallas police now have more room to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-revises-ice-police-policies-after-greg-abbott-threat-40665466/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer