'Grabbed partner by neck’: Lawyer defending migrants in ICE shooting case once faced abuse charges
Fresh court documents have put immigration attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra under intense scrutiny after reports revealed he is facing felony domestic violence charges while representing two undocumented immigrants linked to the fatal Houston ICE shooting. The filings also reference an earlier case involving kidnapping and false imprisonment as questions grow over the high-profile case. Balderas-Ibarra, who accused ICE of "racial profiling" and disputed the agency's account of the shooting, remains at the center of the controversy as multiple investigations into the Houston incident continue. Watch the full breakdown of the latest revelations, the court records, and what they could mean for the ongoing Houston ICE shooting investigation.