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Panelists seek ‘common ground’ on thorny immigration reform issue at St. Mary’s University

by Raquel Torres August 16, 2023August 17, 2023

State law enforcement officers stand guard as workers deploy a string of buoys to prevent migrants from swimming across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on July 14. A state trooper has alleged that officers deployed as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star were ordered to push migrants, including children, back into the river.

State investigating claim that troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune July 18, 2023July 18, 2023

‘We would start over’: San Antonio family anxious for the fate of DACA as it’s legally challenged once again

by Raquel Torres July 4, 2023July 4, 2023

On the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of 53 migrants officials release the indictment which details that each of the migrants paid the equivalent of $12,000-$15,000 to individuals to help them cross the border.

4 additional arrests made in human smuggling tragedy that left 53 migrants dead

by Raquel Torres June 27, 2023June 28, 2023

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recaps the 88th Legislative Session with Sherry Sylvester, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, at TPPF Headquarters in downtown Austin, on May 30, 2023.

Dan Patrick says Senate won’t budge on property tax relief

by Karen Brooks Harper and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Border migrant encounters have dropped by half since Title 42 ended, official says

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 15, 2023May 15, 2023

Migrants waiting to cross the border say government’s app for asylum-seekers is a mess

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

Laura Rendón, her husband Julio Cesar Gonzales and their five-month-old baby Adriana Gonzales, arrived at the Centro de Bienvenida Monday morning. The pair migrated from Bogotá, Colombia seeking a better future for their baby.

Already at capacity, city’s Migrant Resource Center braces for influx as Title 42 ends

by Raquel Torres May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Water bottles, candles, crosses and artwork is seen on last June at a memorial marking the site where dozens of people died in a tractor-trailer.

San Antonio launches effort to memorialize 53 victims of 2022 migrant tragedy

by Iris Dimmick April 27, 2023April 28, 2023

An immigrant at the immigration court shares their journey through their asylum application process.

Most migrants claiming defensive asylum will be deported. While waiting, they’re in limbo.

by Raquel Torres March 19, 2023March 20, 2023