Valerie Gonzalez

As the Trump administration intensifies deportation activity around the country, some immigrants — including many who have lived in the RGV for decades — are unwilling to leave their homes, even for necessary medical care. ✍️:Amanda Seitz/Jacquelyn Martin apnews.com/article/trump-…

NEW: Attorneys sue to restore deportation protections for abused and neglected migrant children apnews.com/article/immigr…

NEW: Immigrants and legal advocates filed a class-action lawsuit to stop ICE officers from arresting migrants who appear at immigration courts for previously scheduled hearings and placing them on a fast-track to deportation. via AP's @marthabellisle apnews.com/article/immigr…

The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.” wired.com/story/dhs-and-…

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday afternoon dismissed federal harboring charges against the manager of a Mission Taco Ole that was raided by the FBI last Thursday. Via @ocnarfjimenez

U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz filed legislation Monday that would revamp a temporary worker program to help ease farm labor shortages largely provoked by recent ramped-up immigration raids targeting undocumented workers. Via ⁦@Berenice__G⁩ texastribune.org/2025/07/14/sou…

Another SCOOP from @mariasacchetti @CarolLeonnig ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings wapo.st/40e4rfK

Some tragic news: a supervisory Border Patrol agent from the Rio Grande Sector, Eric Cespedes, drowned saving his children from a rip current at SPI.

We've been digging into the timeline on when the NWS issued alerts as the flooding along the Guadalupe became more clear. We found their warnings gave officials time to act, but it's not clear whether they saw them or responded in any meaningful way. texastribune.org/2025/07/08/tex…

Firefighters held from SpaceX explosion due to potential ‘catastrophic loss of life’ | #RGV myrgv.com/alerts-brh/202…

Some words from Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez who was at the scene where a man shot at agents in the RGV sector this morning.

Update: Hours before the shooting at the McAllen border patrol station, police in Weslaco stopped the gunman’s father who was concerned and looking for his son. apnews.com/article/mcalle…

Cine el Rey in downtown McAllen is everything I hope Laredo’s own Plaza Theatre could one day become. Today, I’ll just enjoy the show. 🦈

BREAKING: In a 2-1 ruling, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Texas re SB4 and affirms a lower court’s prelim injunction The law — passed in 2023— authorized TX to charge migrants w/ unlawful entry and reentry and also authorized judges to deport migrants

🧵All eyes were on Elon Musk as he slashed his way through Washington this year. But what about the Texas Capitol? I set about tracking Musk's influence here, where he's moved most of his companies. His star may be fading in DC. But Musk had a very good year in Texas. #txlege

This week, ICE Rio Grande Valley, with federal & state partners, conducted an enforcement operation at a construction site in Brownsville. Two MX nationals were arrested on immigration violations. Efforts to enforce immigration law & workplace compliance continue in South Texas.

Update on Laredo ICE raid at construction site: Twenty two were arrested, 14 chose voluntary departure. Via @Noticias_Front

The RGV is truly a gem.

Update from @KGNSnews ICE confirmed their operation at the Laredo construction site where armed men were seen on rooftops of buildings under construction and workers tried to flee by running through busy highway.