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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Uriel J. García, Alejandra Martinez, Alejandro Santos Cid and Alex Nguyen | Illustrations by Lauren Crow | Data analysis by Alex Ford

Migrants who planted roots in Texas are being swept up in the immigration crackdown. Here are five of their stories.

President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 with a signature promise: the largest mass deportation effort by the federal government in U.S. history.

He said his administration would target the “worst of the worst,” hunting down and deporting immigrants with violent criminal histories.

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