New Self-Deportation App, Closing Polk Street, & Cancer Screenings

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March 14, 2025 • 30 mins

It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re diving into Houston’s biggest ICE operation yet under the new Trump administration and what a new self-deportation app could actually mean. Monique Welch of the Houston Landing joins Executive Producer Laura Isensee to break it all down. Plus, we cover free cancer screenings in the Fifth Ward and East End residents protesting a multibillion-dollar upgrade to the downtown convention center. Stick around until the end for our moments of joy! Dive deeper into the stories we talked about today: Free cancer screening offered to Fifth Ward residents exposed to water and soil contamination Houston immigration advocate raises concerns on new ‘self-deportation’ app More than 640 arrested during weeklong ICE operation in Houston area, officials confirm Community urges city leaders to step up security at adaptive Metropolitan Multi-Service Center Houston’s East End residents concerned about closure of Polk Street for convention center expansion Meet the City Cast Houston Team Before the Rockets Game Learn more about the sponsors of this March 14th episode: Visit Port Aransas Camp Champions Destination Bryan Artechouse Meow Wolf Downtown Houston+ Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston Follow us on Instagram @CityCastHouston Don’t have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know! Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let’s Talk! Photo: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

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