Hays County officials blast federal ICE agents for "zero respect" after local raids

Hays County officials blast federal ICE agents for "zero respect" after local raids

Federal immigration operations in Kyle and Buda have sparked criticism from local officials over a lack of communication and concerns regarding a filmed arrest that left a detainee injured.

County community protests ICE raid in Kyle

In front of the Kyle City Hall, over 100 Hays County residents gathered to protest the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Kyle and the Section 287(g) program. Headed by Mano Amiga, an advocacy group that supports immigrants and marginalized families in Hays and Caldwell Counties, community members protested against a ICE raid in Kyle, off of I-35, near Costco on Jan. 15 that resulted in a detainee’s hospitalization. Th…