Lexi Salazar

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Ken Molestina |Lexi Salazar

As the Trump administration continues to adopt new tactics to reform the U.S. immigration system, conditions have grown increasingly inhospitable for migrants in the country illegally, even those in court proceedings to earn legal status. It's led some asylum-seekers to reconsider whether they want to continue with their court cases or voluntarily leave.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ken Molestina |Lexi Salazar

DALLAS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested several immigrants who showed up for their scheduled hearings at the Dallas federal courthouse on Friday. The detentions come on the heels of similar arrests earlier this week in immigration courts across the country. According to attorneys, this is part of a new tactic by the Trump administration to fast-track the removal of migrants who arrived in the U.S. in the past two years.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Ken Molestina |Lexi Salazar

ICE arrests outside immigration courts spark due process concerns This week, in immigration court in Dallas, as well as in immigration courts across the country, some immigrants who attended their scheduled hearings were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents. Multiple sources have confirmed that several people were arrested on the spot at the federal courthouse after their cases were dismissed in Dallas Wednesday.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Lexi Salazar |Andrea Lucia

A growing number of Texans are reporting feeling taken advantage of after purchasing residential solar panel systems. The CBS News Texas I-Team has uncovered a pattern of complaints within the industry, and now the problem has caught the attention of Texas state lawmakers. "They're promising the moon and delivering a flashlight," said Texas Rep. Gary VanDeaver of New Boston, the author of one of the solar panel-related bills that's been filed this session.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Andrea Lucia |Lexi Salazar

City leaders accuse developers of demanding 100% tax exemptions Weatherford City Manager James Hotopp said he was stunned by a real estate consultant's recent request for a 100% tax exemption on the city's Lone Oak Apartment Complex. "I asked him immediately, 'Are these real terms you're proposing to us?' Because it almost seemed like it was illogical to propose something like this," Hotopp said.