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Migrant families are put through intake at the Migrant Resource Center on Thursday.

San Antonio leaders breathe sigh of relief over migrant aid in federal spending bill

by Andrea Drusch March 23, 2024March 23, 2024

Migrant families go through the intake process at the Migrant Resource Center in February last year. The Migrant Resource Center Centro de Bienvenida aids asylum seekers with a pending immigration case.

City Council weighs future of migrant assistance: Reduce efforts or use local funds?

by Andrea Drusch March 7, 2024March 8, 2024

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks during the opening of the Eastside Family Resource Center is now open and aimed at serving the zip codes 78219 and 78220 with community-based programming and peer support.

Mayor cancels City Council meeting to head to the border with President Biden

by Andrea Drusch February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

City opens holding facility at airport as hundreds sleep outside overflowing migrant center

by Raquel Torres December 14, 2023December 15, 2023

Martha's Vineyard, MA - September 15: Venezuelan migrants and volunteers gather in St. Andrew's Parish House. Two planes of migrants from Venezuela arrived suddenly the previous night causing the local community to mobilize and create a makeshift shelter at the church. (Photo by Carlin Stiehl For The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

A year after ‘political stunt’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard, migrants — and legal action — moving forward

by Raquel Torres September 24, 2023September 27, 2023

A selection of fruits, vegetables and beverages are offered at the cafeteria inside the center, renamed Centro de Bienvenida by Catholic Charities

San Antonio gets $24.5M in FEMA funding to continue aiding migrants through 2025

by Raquel Torres August 18, 2023August 21, 2023

Dancers with the Guadalupe Dance Company and the San Antonio Philharmonic rehearse inside of Progresso Hall Thursday for the Cinco de Mayo Community Celebration.

Photos of the Week

San Antonio’s Week in Photos, April 30-May 6

by Bria Woods May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

FEMA grants $38 million to San Antonio ahead of end of Title 42

by Raquel Torres May 5, 2023May 6, 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

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