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Reports: ICE Officials Arrest an Alleged Victim of Domestic Violence in Texas

Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Groups from all around Texas marched to the Governor's Mansion to show support for DACA and DAPA.  ";

Immigration officials arrested an El Paso woman who alleged she was a victim of domestic abuse,  .

And the tip that got her arrested may have come from her alleged abuser, according to .

The Times story also noted that a criminal complaint filed in district court indicated that someone with the same name as the alleged victim might have a history of deportation and domestic violence.

Officials are  and that undocumented victims of abuse . 

“Our clients come to us at the lowest point in their lives,â€� . “Many of them are so frightened of coming to us because of possible immigration concerns.â€�

Last week, ICE launched a "targeted operation" to detain several hundred undocumented immigrants across the country. An official  were looking for people who had committed crimes or did not honor a previous deportation order.

But in at least one Texas instance, an undocumented immigrant .

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