The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations.
AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted enforcement operations in the Austin area on Sunday.
According to a spokesperson with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Houston Division, the DEA and other federal law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), assisted in what the spokesperson referred to as “targeted enforcement actions.”
The actions come as President Donald Trump and his administration have begun cracking down on illegal immigration and laying the groundwork for rapid deportations. As part of the immigration crackdown, Trump, in one of his first official actions since taking office, revoked a directive barring arrests in “sensitive” areas such as churches and schools.
This is the first confirmed action taken in the Austin area since Trump took office on Jan. 20. The DEA assisted ICE with operations in Austin, McAllen, San Antonio and the Houston area.
A DEA spokesperson said ICE requested its assistance in conducting the operations.
The state of Texas is home to roughly 1.6 million undocumented people.
