We don’t know, and the government entities aren’t saying anything, but why would the arm-twisting that Abbott used to force Houston to do as told not work for any government entity that receives state grants?
In fact, we don’t know that Houston ISD is not submitting information to ICE?
The goal of ICE now is not to be in the headlines but to quietly use local police officers to stop and apprehend people not here legally.
Based on reporting as of May 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Trump administration is actively pursuing a strategy to deport 1 million people annually in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The approach is designed to be less reliant on public, high-profile workplace raids, focusing instead on “quieter” methods to achieve mass deportations through increased detention capacity, local law enforcement partnerships, and expanded expedited removals. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Elements of the 2026 “Quieter, Not Smaller” Strategy:
- Massive Detention Expansion: ICE has aimed for a capacity to detain nearly 100,000 people daily, more than double previous averages, supported by the acquisition of 11 new warehouse facilities.
- “Quieter” Arrest Methods: Rather than public, high-profile raids, the strategy increasingly focuses on targeted enforcement, including:
- Arrests at routine immigration check-ins and benefits interviews (e.g., marriage-based green card interviews).
- Increased arrests in local jails and during routine traffic stops.
- Arrests at state and local courthouses.
- Increased Local Cooperation: The use of 287(g) agreements, which deputize local law enforcement as immigration agents, has expanded to over 1,400 agreements in 41 states. Some states have mandated cooperation between local police and ICE.
- Expedited Removal: The administration is utilizing fast-track processes to remove noncitizens without a court hearing.
- Key Elements of the 2026 “Quieter, Not Smaller” Strategy:
- Massive Detention Expansion: ICE has aimed for a capacity to detain nearly 100,000 people daily, more than double previous averages, supported by the acquisition of 11 new warehouse facilities.
- “Quieter” Arrest Methods: Rather than public, high-profile raids, the strategy increasingly focuses on targeted enforcement, including:
- Arrests at routine immigration check-ins and benefits interviews (e.g., marriage-based green card interviews).
- Increased arrests in local jails and during routine traffic stops.
- Arrests at state and local courthouses.
- Increased Local Cooperation: The use of 287(g) agreements, which deputize local law enforcement as immigration agents, has expanded to over 1,400 agreements in 41 states. Some states have mandated cooperation between local police and ICE.
- Expedited Removal: The administration is utilizing fast-track processes to remove noncitizens without a court hearing.
- Funding and Resources: Congress has provided over $170 billion for immigration enforcement, allowing for a surge in staffing and resources.
- “Self-Deportation” Incentives: The administration has reported using “Project Homecoming” and stipends (e.g., a $2,600 incentive via the CBP Home app) to encourage voluntary departures. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
- Shift in Focus
- The crackdown, which saw 442,637 people deported in fiscal year 2025, has moved away from prioritizing only those with serious criminal records to targeting a broader range of individuals, including long-term residents with minor or no criminal history. [1, 2]
- Note: The results are based on reported developments and information available as of April/May 202
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From the New York Times
Gone for now are the concentrated surges into American cities leading to dramatic — and sometimes deadly — clashes between immigration agents and protesters. Mass raids of Home Depot parking lots in search of undocumented day laborers are no longer routine. Immigration enforcement officials continue to deport nearly 1,000 people a day, many of them with no criminal record. But the Trump administration is also ramping up another strategy: to take apart immigrants’ lives, piece by piece, until they decide to leave the country altogether.
In February, the Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a new federal rule blocking “mixed status” families from living in publicly subsidized housing, which could cause an estimated 80,000 people to lose their homes, including about 37,000 children, nearly all of them U.S. citizens. Starting in March, roughly 200,000 immigrants began losing their commercial driver’s licenses, under a new ban on truckers who are asylum seekers, refugees or undocumented immigrants who arrived as children. The Trump administration has reportedly weighed an order that would require banks to verify their customers’ citizenship status. Access to capital has already been curtailed. Starting last month, noncitizens can no longer obtain small business loans through the federal government, even if they are here legally.
Somehow, the police and or ICE seem to know which cars to stop. How is that possible?