These four step-by-step guides will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in each of the California federal district courts--the Eastern District of California, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, and the Southern District of California.

On November 2, 2026, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center submitted a comment in strong opposition to ICE's Information Collection Activity, "Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip Reporting" (OMB No. 1653-0049), published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. ILRC argues the activity violates the Paperwork Reduction Act because ICE never published the proposed form during the required 60-day and 30-day comment periods, and did not respond to ILRC's October 14 request for a copy. Beyond the procedural objection, ILRC contends the form would funnel more people into the deportation pipeline, undermine due process, invite abuse by individuals motivated by bias or white supremacist ideology, and be weaponized in domestic violence cases against immigrant survivors. ILRC urges ICE to abandon the form.

This brief will focus on 2025 data gathered from the Houston Police Department (HPD) police reports coded as “immigration inquiry.” This brief will also takes a look at continuing trends in 2026. By analyzing the HPD data, we can anticipate future immigration enforcement patterns in Houston and provide data-driven policy recommendations to help disentangle these agencies.

In this community explainer we will address some frequently asked questions on what this change means and who and when it applies.