(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement working with Texas law enforcement arrested more than 4,000 illegal foreign nationals in 10 days in Texas without incident.
The news comes as an ICE officer was indicted Friday on a charge of aggravated assault in Houston.
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