A North Texas elected official is backing a call to release an ICE detainee being held in Texas. “I’m sticking my neck out for the procedural, for the rule of law, for the due process, for adherence to our constitutional rights,” said Rep. Salman Bhojani (D-Euless). Bhojani said he’s advocating for Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian in ICE custody at Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, who was just released from the hospital after experiencing a seizure in custody. “I need accountability, I need transparency, I need communication, I need basic human dignity,” said Bhojani. In January, Bhojani led a coalition advocating for Kordia to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Bhojani is among her advocates who are questioning the conditions inside the detention center, after the previously healthy woman wound up in the hospital over the weekend. In a statement to NBC 5, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirms Kordia had a seizure, saying, “her admission to the hospital was made out of an abundance of caution to ensure her health and safety.” Kordia’s been detained since March of 2025. A DHS spokesperson says she was arrested “for immigration…

People around North Texas took part in a Nationwide Day of Action on Friday, calling for the removal of ICE agents from Minneapolis and other U.S. cities. They joined thousands of people marching in multiple cities across the country. It comes as the Department of Homeland Security confirms the FBI is opening a civil rights investigation into the border patrol shooting of Alex Pretti. Flower Mound’s Hive Bakery was one of several DFW-based businesses to take to social media and share their support. “It’s important, I think, to use your platform, use your voice,” said owner Haley Popp. Since the beginning of January, Popp has been selling anti-ICE t-shirts and cookies. “I think it should be abolished. It shouldn’t exist. I believe immigrants should be welcome here in this country every day, all the time,” Popp said. As protesters gathered for a second day in Dallas and students in Fort Worth and Hurst walked out of class, organizers called on businesses to close, encouraging people not to spend money. While some did, many others said it simply wasn’t feasible. “It was such a tough week for small businesses. We had to close because of the snowstorms,” said owner of Oak…

Tens of millions of dollars are headed to Texas to help law enforcement cover the costs of securing the World Cup. “It costs money. It’s expensive,” Senator John Cornyn said. Cornyn announced Thursday that Texas will get around $100 million of the $625 million in federal funding from the Big Beautiful Bill to reimburse law enforcement agencies in DFW and Houston responsible for securing the FIFA World Cup. “While fans and athletes are gearing up for the games behind the scenes, federal, state, and local law enforcement were working together along with emergency management teams to make sure that these games are safe,” Cornyn said. North Texas is expected to see three to four million visitors, around 100,000 of them a day. Much of the funding will go toward overtime to police departments, including Dallas and Arlington. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux says DPD is now dialing down how many officers it will need for the World Cup. “If we need extra officers out there spending a lot of money on overtime, we’ll use some of this money to reimburse the city for overtime,” Comeaux said. “We’ve never had anything quite like this. We’ve got tried and true…