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President Trump has granted federal immigration agents "total authorization" to defend themselves following recent clashes.

A man charged with tampering with evidence in connection to the ambush on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas allegedly tried to conceal anti-government and anti-Trump documents.

An alleged fugitive and former Marine reservist wanted in connection with a “planned” Fourth of July “ambush” at an ICE detention center in Texas — where one officer was shot in the neck — has

The rumor stemmed from an AI-generated video that appeared to show Texas Gov. Greg Abbott endorsing the alleged deportation of Mexican volunteers.

“In most respects, ICE facilities operate with less consistent oversight and legal accountability than state or federal prisons or local jails,” Brinkley-Rubinstein said. “ICE detention facilities and people that run them tend to be much less transparent about their operations.”

Grover Cleveland High School junior Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, 19, was attending a routine immigration hearing on June 4 when he was detained.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan discussed border safety at the Sheriff's Association of Texas' annual training in Fort Worth.