asylum seekers Archives - San Antonio Report

A migrant family waits for a flight to New York at the San Antonio International Airport in August. The family was bussed to San Antonio after crossing into the United States to seek asylum.

San Antonio, Austin partner to aid migrant travel to cities across U.S.

by Raquel Torres January 13, 2023January 14, 2023

The City of Austin and the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport have joined San Antonio in serving as a pass-through point for migrants.

Asylum-seekers allowed to enter U.S. after “remain in Mexico” ends

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

Fermina Brizo Pavón sorts through clothes while her children, Angel and Valeria Mejia Brizo, play together at a downtown shelter on Thursday. Pavón and her husband were granted asylum in the United States after living near the border in Mexico for a year.

Migrant aid groups stretched thin as city officials seek federal help for expected wave

by Raquel Torres April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Migrants cross the Rio Grande between Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña on Friday to bring supplies back to a temporary migrant camp under the international bridge in Del Rio.

Feds work to reduce size of Del Rio camp housing thousands of migrants

by Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

Congolese migrants walk from Travis Park Church to the Resource Center.

City, Nonprofits Receive a Fraction of Migrant Reimbursement Funding Requested

by Jackie Wang October 11, 2019October 12, 2019

Boys gather around a book to read together.

San Antonio Still on Hold for Migrant-Related Reimbursements

by Jackie Wang August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Cuellar: Federal Reimbursement for Migrant Assistance On Its Way

by Jackie Wang July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

Hundreds Gather at ‘Lights for Liberty’ Vigil to Protest Treatment of Asylum-Seekers

by Jackie Wang July 12, 2019July 14, 2019

Boys sleep in cots after arriving at Travis Park United Methodist Church.

U.S. Rep. Cuellar: San Antonio Set to Receive Federal Reimbursement for Migrant Assistance

by Jackie Wang June 24, 2019June 24, 2019

African migrants stand outside of the resource center.

On Long Journey Fleeing Violence, Hundreds of African Migrants Come Through San Antonio

by Jackie Wang June 11, 2019June 12, 2019