Articles

  • 1 week ago | fox26houston.com | Jonathan Mejia

    A Honduran woman received a life-changing gift after her car caught fire, and she was detained by Houston police. A local good Samaritan stepped in to help after watching a report on FOX 26. Detained due to ICE system error The backstory: Guadalupe Perdomo was on her way to work when her car went up in flames. Despite having proper documentation and no deportation order, she was detained by police who called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

  • 1 week ago | fox26houston.com | Jonathan Mejia

    FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia Border Watch with Jonathan Mejia newsletter Border watchers, The Trump Administration is doing everything it can to encourage illegal immigrants to leave the country. You may remember that the CBP One App, one of the ways migrants were able to alert U.S. officials about their arrival to claim asylum, has been turned into the CBP Home app, a way for illegal migrants to facilitate their way back to their native country.

  • 1 week ago | fox26houston.com | Jonathan Mejia

    A Houston family faces a bittersweet birthday celebration as the child's mother remains detained by ICE at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe. Family separated as son turns 1 year old What they're saying: Aysaac Correa and his wife, Shirly Guardado, should be celebrating their son's first birthday together. Instead, the celebration happens through a video call as the family awaits Shirly's fate—whether she will be deported to Honduras.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jonathan Mejia

    The BriefA Houston father and son are celebrating the child's first birthday without the mother, who has been detained by ICE at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe. Shirly Guardado, married to an active-duty Army service member, was arrested despite attending court hearings and having her sponsor petition approved. The family remains hopeful and connected through video calls, as they plan a Lion King-themed birthday celebration for their son.

  • 2 weeks ago | fox26houston.com | Jonathan Mejia

    A Lyft driver who was attacked by a passenger on Christmas Eve has found an unexpected blessing in the aftermath of the incident. Thanks to a good Samaritan, she now has a new car. Lyft driver has new car after passenger attack What we know: Anita describes her journey as one from tragedy to triumph. On Christmas Eve, while driving for Lyft, she was attacked by a passenger. The incident began over a spilled drink in the car.

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