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San Antonio International Airport's largest carrier, Southwest Airlines, cancelled 63% of their total flights Tuesday.

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San Antonio travelers burdened by continued Southwest Airlines flight cancellations

by Raquel Torres December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Gov. Greg Abbott criticizes the Department of Homeland Security for new rules singling out Venezuelan migrants, saying rules should be applied to all migrants.

Abbott: New DHS rules for Venezuelans should apply to all migrants

by Raquel Torres and Andrea Drusch October 13, 2022October 17, 2022

Milenes Chales, 30, of Cuba, embraces her brother, Miguel Gonzales Chales, outside of the city’s Migrant Resource Center on in July.

Venezuelans and Cubans are coming to Texas in record numbers. Here’s why.

by Raquel Torres October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Migrants cross San Pedro Avenue outside of the migrant resource center on Saturday.

LULAC doubles reward for info that leads to arrest of woman who lured migrants onto plane

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

Migrants gather outside of the migrant resource center in October. The city estimates it has assisted more than 300,000 migrants this year.

Mayor Nirenberg: Until Congress acts, ‘we’re going to need’ a migrant resource center

by Andrea Drusch and Raquel Torres October 2, 2022October 4, 2022

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar opens an investigation into the suspects individuals involved in the "luring" of migrants onto two flights that departed from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard last week.

Bexar County sheriff launches investigation into people who ‘lured’ migrants onto charter flights

by Tracy Idell Hamilton September 19, 2022September 20, 2022

Mayor Ron Nirenberg, center right, meets with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Mayor: Homeland Security secretary praises city’s handling of migrants during San Antonio visit

by Andrea Drusch August 24, 2022August 25, 2022

Migrants with pending asylum cases walk near the city’s Migrant Resource Center on Friday.

San Antonio is a city for migrants. Get used to it.

by JJ Velasquez August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Law enforcement officers investigate the area in Southwest San Antonio in June where 53 people who had been traveling in a tractor-trailer died.

Two charged in the deaths of 53 migrants found in trailer in San Antonio

by Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune July 21, 2022July 21, 2022