Anna-Catherine Brigida

3 days ago | houstonlanding.org | Eileen Grench |Adriana Rezal |Anna-Catherine Brigida

U.S. citizens were more than twice as likely to be charged with a crime in Harris County in 2023 than adults who don’t hold U.S. citizenship, according to an exclusive data analysis by the Houston Landing. The analysis, based on the most recent data on the county’s adult population and criminal charges, shows that U.S. citizens have been more likely to be charged with a crime in Harris County since at least 2015, the earliest data collected by the Landing through public records law.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Anna-Catherine Brigida

Read this story in English. Después de múltiples casos de testigos puestos bajo custodia de las autoridades migratorias, el fiscal de distrito del Condado de Harris, Sean Teare, ha dado instrucciones a los investigadores para que notifiquen a la asesoría jurídica del fiscal de distrito si un testigo es arrestado por una orden de inmigración, según un correo electrónico enviado por Teare el 5 de abril y obtenido por el Houston Landing.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Anna-Catherine Brigida

After multiple cases of witnesses taken into immigration custody, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has instructed investigators to notify the DA’s general counsel if a witness is arrested on an immigration warrant, according to an email sent by Teare April 5 and obtained by the Houston Landing. The DA’s office also instructed investigators to provide cards to witnesses if they learn or reasonably believe that the person does not have a legal immigration status, the email states.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Anna-Catherine Brigida

Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez, a 20-year-old Salvadoran immigrant whose lawyer says he was illegally detained, was released from immigrant detention on bond Thursday. Zaldaña Ramírez was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Feb. 25 after immigration agents came to the construction site where he was working. He provided his social security number and explained that he has a status known as Special Immigrant Juvenile status and a valid work permit, but they detained him anyway.

1 month ago | houstonlanding.org | Anna-Catherine Brigida

On March 18, Kevin Zaldaña Ramírez sat before a judge at Montgomery Processing Center to determine if he would be released after what his lawyer called an illegal detention. Zaldaña Ramírez, who was detained on Feb. 25 despite having legal status, has been anxious to be reunited with his mom, who is visually impaired and relies on her son for day-to-day tasks. “I’m frustrated because my mom is alone,” Zaldaña Ramírez, the 20-year-old immigrant from El Salvador, said from detention.