Austin Justice(@AustinJustice):Austin ICE arrests are up 300% in the last couple of years. Two Austin city commissions are now urging City Council to formally ask ICE to "cease operations in Austin." Their recommendation calls ICE's presence a "direct public safety risk." Since January of last year, ICE has arrested 1,368 people in Austin who were here illegally AND had a criminal conviction or a pending criminal charge. In a county where the DA drops charges and repeat offenders walk out on bond, ICE is sometimes the only consequence they ever face If the commissions got their way, 1,368 rapists, murderers, drug dealers, and thieves would still be on the street.

2026.10.06 15:47

Austin ICE arrests are up 300% in the last couple of years. Two Austin city commissions are now urging City Council to formally ask ICE to "cease operations in Austin." Their recommendation calls ICE's presence a "direct public safety risk." Since January of last year, ICE has arrested 1,368 people in Austin who were here illegally AND had a criminal conviction or a pending criminal charge. In a county where the DA drops charges and repeat offenders walk out on bond, ICE is sometimes the only consequence they ever face If the commissions got their way, 1,368 rapists, murderers, drug dealers, and thieves would still be on the street.