Immigration briefing: ICE eyes mobile detention as Texas agent shooting sparks outcry

NPR | By Jasmine Garsd,

Scott Simon

Published September 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM MDT

ICE is looking at "mobile detention facilities" for immigrant detainees as it quietly expands its detention system. Also, the latest on the ICE shooting of a Venezuelan man in Texas.

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Jasmine Garsd

Jasmine Garsd is NPR's immigration correspondent and the host of The Last Cup.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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