AIRC, S-Comm, and the Fight for Immigrants' Rights

Immigrants' rights activists call on Commissioners to defund Sheriff

"...Travis County Sheriff’s Office will present its FY2015 budget requests to the Commissioners Court. Supporters of immigrants’ rights will..."

Aug. 13, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...U.S. Senate candidates M.J. Hegar and Royce West met in..."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

The Texas Hammer: Immigration and Sanctuary Cities

County sheriff wants to keep ICE out of Austin

"...County knows all too well what happens when you stand up for progressive values on a local level, in..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin Mother Deported With U.S. Citizen Children

Looking for traces of the vanished Denisse Parra Vargas

"...Trump administration’s deportations, the removal of Denisse Parra Vargas and her three children – two of them U.S. citizens..."

May 16, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...the care of a woman named Jeannette. The supportive nurse granted a young Sally Hernandez the fresh start she..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Trump's Mass Deportation Threat: Austin Responds

Mayor Adler: "We will take steps to mobilize community partners and resources"

"...The Trump administration is threatening to arrest and deport "millions" of undocumented immigrants beginning next week, in..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Grassroots Leadership Sues to See Contract Between ICE and CoreCivic

The organization hopes to shine light on ICE and the T. Don Hutto facility

"...Leadership wants to know what's in the contract between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CoreCivic, the for-profit jailers..."

Sept. 20, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

During Austin Visit, A.G. Jeff Sessions Rehashes Immigration Myths

Activists protest Sessions and the DOJ's "racist" agenda

"...Attorney General and Keebler Elf lookalike contest winner Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III..."

Oct. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Council Slams ‘S-Comm’

Unanimous vote rejects county participation in deportation program

"...In a 7-0 vote Thursday evening, City Council unanimously passed a resolution formally opposing..."

June 27, 2014 News Post by Tony Cantú

ICE Payback for Sheriff Sally Hernandez's Policy Confirmed

Immigration enforcement agency targeted Travis County

"...A federal judge revealed that the raids run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February were, in..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rosa Jimenez Is Free: "Exciting, Overwhelming, and I Feel So Blessed"

New DA Garza commits to "aggressively pursue innocence"

"...years in prison for a crime that attorneys, advocates, and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office believe she did..."

Jan. 28, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Amid New Immigration Policies, Local Attorneys and Immigrants Navigate a Broken System

Lawyers say the system has been thrown into "chaos"

"...in a religious building. While unoccupied on a balmy Thursday afternoon, the inclusive space provides a spiritual refuge at..."

July 26, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Despite Opposition, Sheriff 'S-Comm' Hamilton Rolls On

Hamilton holds firm despite 3rd Circuit ruling

"...For thousands of Travis County residents, the most benign of traffic..."

May 30, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

COVID-19 Confirmed at Taylor's ICE Detention Center

Still risking their lives

"...Cloaked within an industrial park and buffered by open fields, the T. Don Hutto Detention..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

S-Comm "Roll Calls" Raise New Questions

Data released leads to more questions than answers

"...transparency, the Travis County Sher­iff's Office recently began compiling and posting on the county website detailed daily "roll call"..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Sheriff's Office Draws Heat for Helping ICE

County's willingness to oblige feds prompts backlash

"...Austin-area defense lawyers are bracing for a spike in immigration cases, thanks to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

County Candidates Vow to End S-Comm

Sheriff's deportation program becomes campaign issue

"...election ballot, but his department's unpopular participation in federal immigration policies has made him a constant target on the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Then There's This: Our Ill-Advised Relationship With ICE

Travis County runs a brisk deportation business, as other entitites call it quits

"...Whoever wins the County Judge race – and the Precinct 2 Commissioner race, too, for that matter..."

Feb. 28, 2014 News Column by Amy Smith

Hamilton Digs In: Won't End 'S-Comm'

Travis County Sheriff bucks opposition

"...Greg Ham­il­ton's participation in the federal "Secure Communities" initiative. And in the wake of Council's action, some Travis County..."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Federal Judge Tosses State's "Sanctuary Cities" Suit Against Austin

Concurrent case against Texas remains pending in San Antonio

"...In a succinct one-page order dated Aug. 8, U.S. Judge Sam Sparks dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s..."

Aug. 9, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

T. Don Hutto: Homeland Security Bars U.N. Inspector

Homeland Security clangs detention center's door shut on U.N. investigator Jorge Bustamante

"...was the day that 2006 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and U.N. "rapporteur" (investigator) Jorge Bustamante was to have visited..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...vote sink almost entirely within the Austin city limits, and Doggett – first elected as Austin's boy-wonder state senator..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Southeast of Austin, an Unarmed Immigrant's Killing Galvanizes a Quest for Justice

Why did Adil Dghoughi die?

"...small neighborhood of Hopson Ranch Estates. He loops around and comes to a stop. These are brick houses on..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the New Left

AOC: Democratic Socialism is about prioritizing people, not profits

"...Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t want you to be a cynic...."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Women and Children First

Immigration raids targeting families strike fear in Austin's Latino community

"...has brought with it a renewed effort to seize and deport undocumented immigrants and refugees. On Jan. 4, Department..."

Jan. 15, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The End of S-Comm?

Will Obama's executive action end ICE holds?

"...to dismantle the Secure Com­mun­ities program that's already banished thousands of people from Travis County...."

Nov. 28, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

ICE's Freezeout in Travis County

Gov. Abbott has threatened to cut off grant funding to the county

"...Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez released her policy regarding the county's compliance with U.S...."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

At S-Comm Forum, Both Sides Dig In

Sheriff claims his hands are tied

"...The forum, organized by the Travis County Democrats and moderated by TCDP Political Director Kristian Caballero, featured Travis..."

Oct. 20, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...fighting the good fight. Longtime clinical professor of law, and currently co-director of the Immigration Clinic at the UT-Austin..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...to. Will the 86th Texas Legislat­ure be as horrific and hostile as its recent predecessors, or will it be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

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