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A 2001 law has allowed undocumented students in Texas who meet certain criteria to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. Austin-area colleges are still figuring out what the policy change means for students.

Students say they've felt scared and confused after the Trump administration revoked certain visas. The government announced last week it would "aggressively" go after students from China.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

Senate Bill 8 would require sheriffs running a jail to have a formal partnership with the federal immigration agency.

According to jail records, Yamal Said, a green card holder, is being held in a county jail in the Dallas area for allegedly violating a restraining order. At this time, there does not appear to be a connection to his immigration status.

Hundreds of students and recent graduates in Texas have had their legal status changed by the U.S Department of State over the last few weeks.

The U.S. Secretary of State has said more than 300 student visas have been revoked. That may include two recent graduates of UT Austin, who were staying in the country to work.

Dozens of men, women and children from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and other nations were found trapped in the tractor-trailer on Quintana Road in Southwest San Antonio in 2022.

The Trump administration says it has already arrested thousands of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. Officials say some have committed heinous crimes, but many don't have criminal records.

A food pavilion and flea market off Highway 183 are usually packed on weekends. But business has suffered ever since President Trump issued executive orders cracking down on illegal immigration.