Immigrants increasingly detained at Dallas ICE office during check-ins
An asylum seeker from El Salvador with no criminal record was detained at a routine Dallas ICE check-in in October 2025 and sent to a Georgia detention center. The office now averages about 100 arrests daily.
Nov 18, 2025Dallas, TX

Community organizers and immigration attorneys report an uptick in detainments at the Dallas ICE Field Office during routine check-in appointments. Multiple immigrants, including those with pending asylum cases and proper documentation, have been detained during check-in appointments. The office has become one of the busiest in the country, averaging about 100 arrests per day, and reporting indicates most of those arrested in 2025 did not have criminal convictions. One case highlighted by the Dallas Morning News involved an asylum seeker from El Salvador with no criminal record who was arrested at a scheduled appointment in October 2025 and transferred to a detention center in Georgia.
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- 'Folks aren't coming back out': Immigrants are increasingly being detained at Dallas ICE office
KERA News·Nov 18, 2025·archived copy
- North Texas ICE: Field Office, Detention, and Enforcement
Legal Clarity·Jul 2, 2026
- As immigration officials ramp up migrant arrests, new tactics emerge
Houston Public Media·Jan 28, 2026
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