Edward Ayala

1 month ago | nbcdfw.com | Scott Friedman |Edward Ayala

An already active and destructive storm season raises new questions about the impact of recent staffing cuts at the National Weather Service. In an interview with NBC 5 Investigates, the national president of the union that represents NWS forecasters said recent Trump Administration buyouts and layoffs, combined with long-standing vacancies, could make it harder to adequately staff the weather service offices that issue lifesaving storm alerts.

1 month ago | nbcdfw.com | Scott Friedman |Eva Parks |Edward Ayala

Illegal border crossings have declined as the Trump administration surges resources to the southern border. Migrants caught crossing the border tell Texas state troopers that Mexican cartels are responding by raising their fees for smuggling people across. NBC 5 Investigates spent two days in mid-February embedded with a team of Texas Department of Public Safety state troopers who work alongside the U.S. Border Patrol, targeting human smuggling.

2 months ago | nbcdfw.com | Scott Friedman |Edward Ayala |Eva Parks

Sarah Saldaña understands ICE from the inside. She once led the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under President Obama. As a former prosecutor and U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Saldaña believes in ICE and its mission. But she also believes there is no way the agency is equipped to arrest, detain and deport the 13 million people the Trump administration has pledged to remove. "Put me on the record, I can predict that's not going to happen.

2 months ago | nbcdfw.com | Scott Friedman |Eva Parks |Edward Ayala

The Fort Worth Police Department has increased staffing in its cold case homicide unit, adding another full-time detective, after NBC 5 Investigates reported the stories of families who say a shortage of detectives left them feeling that the murders and disappearances of their loved ones had been forgotten. In November, NBC 5 Investigates revealed the cold case unit had only one full-time detective, two part-time reserve officers, and more than 1,000 unsolved cold cases. "It's deplorable.

2 months ago | nbcdfw.com | Scott Friedman |Eva Parks |Edward Ayala

The number of cases pending in United States immigration courts has reached more than 3.7 million, according to researchers who track court data nationwide. Now, as the Trump administration aims to deport more migrants, there are new questions about whether a wave of additional cases could crush the already overwhelmed courts and slow the administration's plans.