Erik Payán Ibarra was arrested in Colony Ridge during a targeted immigration raid on Monday. His wife says he has no criminal record.
Eileen Grench
Eileen Grench covers public safety for the Houston Landing, where two of her primary areas of focus will be the Houston Police Department and Harris County Sheriff’s Office. She is returning to local news after a year as the national justice reporter at The Daily Beast. Eileen previously covered juvenile justice for a nonprofit newsroom, THE CITY, in New York as a Report for America Corps member. At THE CITY, she was a 2021 Livingston Award finalist for her coverage of inequities in child welfare, and won the Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award in Local Investigative Reporting for her series on education in juvenile detention centers during the coronavirus pandemic. Eileen also worked as an investigative reporting fellow at the Global Migration Project at Columbia University, covering immigration issues for outlets such as The New Yorker, The Intercept, The Nation and Documented.
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ICE dice que 118 personas fueron arrestadas en la operación Colony Ridge, pero no ofrece detalles
El post de ICE en redes sociales decía que los arrestados fueron acusados de delitos como conducta sexual delictiva, homicidio, robo y delitos relacionados con drogas.
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ICE says 118 people were arrested in Colony Ridge operation, but offers few details
ICE’s social media post said those arrested were charged with an array of crimes, including criminal sexual conduct, homicide, theft and drug offenses.
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Operativos de control migratorio y detenciones cierran negocios y avivan el miedo en Colony Ridge
El Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas y la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Liberty dijeron haber detenido y arrestado a un número indeterminado de personas.
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Los inmigrantes tienen derechos al lidiar con la policía y el sheriff. Esto es lo que deben saber.
Esto es lo que los inmigrantes en Houston deben saber cuando interactúen con la policía y si desean reportar un crimen de manera segura, según los expertos.
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Immigration enforcement operation, arrests shutter businesses, stoke fear in Colony Ridge
The Texas Department of Public Safety is assisting U.S. Department of Homeland Security with the operation Abbott said had been planned for months.
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Immigrants have rights when dealing with police and sheriffs. Here’s what to know.
Here’s what immigrants in Houston should know when interacting with police and if they’d like to report a crime safely, according to experts.
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HPD presents new goals, stance on immigration to council members
“Our policy is that we do not step into operations that are focused on immigration enforcement,” said Assistant Chief Megan Howard of HPD.
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Lawsuit alleges brutal beating, tasering of disabled Black man by Houston Police officers
Terrence Holland, who has multiple impairments according to the suit, alleged he was the victim of a “pile-on” by police officers in December of 2019.
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Former Ted Cruz staffer named U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of Texas
Ganjei accepted the job as top federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Texas after leaving his role as chief counsel for Senator Ted Cruz.