The small Texas town of Ingram signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Patrol officer Jaron Alexander conducted traffic stops and turned over individuals to immigration agents, affecting residents including his repeated interactions with a woman named Joanna Martinez.
Where
Ingram, Kendall County
When
October 2025 (referred to as "early October last year" in articles published October 24, 2026)
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementFederal immigration agency
Town of IngramLocal government
The facts
Ingram is a 1.5-square-mile town with 1,900 people beside the Guadalupe River.123Stated by 3 sources
In early October, Alexander responded to a noise complaint at a house where a family baptism celebration was occurring with pozole verde, horchata and beers.123Stated by 3 sources
Alexander found no issues when he ran IDs and determined the music was not loud, so he told them to have a good night and left.123Stated by 3 sources
After Ingram signed an ICE agreement, Alexander pulled over a work truck for rolling through a stop sign and turned over the driver to immigration agents.23Stated by 2 sources
In November, Alexander pulled over a driver who turned out to be Martinez's cousin and the father of the baptism celebration baby, and handed him over to immigration agents.23Stated by 2 sources
Alexander pulled over Martinez a few weeks before she was due to give birth, warned her about illegal window tint, and let her go.23Stated by 2 sources
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Joanna Martinez When Alexander pulled over her friends, she demanded he let them go rather than letting immigration take them.23
Jaron Alexander He and Martinez felt like they were running into each other all the time at the beginning.123
Alexander He caught a glimpse of Martinez, her husband and their newborn daughter in the toy aisle at Walmart.123
Joanna Martinez She does not think it was even her that Alexander saw at Walmart that day.123
How they headlined it
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The small-town cop who helped ICE deport his neighbors
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