This shift puts undocumented immigrants, visa holders, and green card applicants at greater risk of detention and deportation.

Many of these detentions occur in large private facilities operated under federal contracts, raising concerns about transparency, conditions, and accountability.

...signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, sought to deputize local and state law enforcement officers with federal immigration powers, allowing them to question, arrest, and detain individuals solely on suspicion of undocumented status.