It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re diving into Houston’s biggest ICE operation yet under the new Trump administration and what a new self-deportation app could actually mean. Monique Welch of the Houston Landing joins Executive Producer Laura Isensee to break it all down. Plus, we cover free cancer screenings in the Fifth Ward and East End residents protesting a multibillion-dollar upgrade to the downtown convention center. Stick around until the end for our moments of joy!
Dive deeper into the stories we talked about today:
Free cancer screening offered to Fifth Ward residents exposed to water and soil contamination
Houston immigration advocate raises concerns on new ‘self-deportation’ app
More than 640 arrested during weeklong ICE operation in Houston area, officials confirm
Community urges city leaders to step up security at adaptive Metropolitan Multi-Service Center
Houston’s East End residents concerned about closure of Polk Street for convention center expansion
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