58 detained on ICE holds in Galveston County jails in early August
Galveston, TX

Jail records show about 58 people were detained on ICE holds in Galveston County during the first half of August, out of roughly 80 total immigration-related holds and arrests recorded in that period. Of those, 35 were held in Galveston, 21 in League City and 24 elsewhere in the county, with more than 64% linked to ICE detainers placed on local jail inmates.
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