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Khalid, a refugee from Afghanistan, helps a man with his income verification documents at the Park at 38Thirty apartment complex on Wednesday.

‘Past the crisis,’ Afghan refugees finding homes, jobs as they resettle in San Antonio

by Shari Biediger July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

In one Northwest Side apartment community, Afghan refugees are working together to recover and build new lives in San Antonio.

Jose Edilson Ramirez, 11, and rests his head on pile of blankets after a night of sleeping in the cold church with hundreds of other migrants.

Why Bexar County should invest in an immigrant legal defense fund

by Kathrine Russell and Naveen Flores-Dixit February 21, 2022February 19, 2022

Mohammad Bilal and his wife, Humaira, were one of the last people who escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban seized control of the capital city of Kabul and just before the U.S. military completed its total withdrawal from the war-torn country. The couple lived on military bases in Qatar, Germany and New Mexico before being resettled in San Antonio this fall. They posed for a portrait in their small one-bedroom apartment they just moved into last week.

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‘Good and bright’: Afghan refugee family finds hope in welcoming San Antonio community

by Shari Biediger December 12, 2021December 11, 2021

(From left) Juana Arellano and Casandra de Leon hold one another while listening to speakers protest the Trump administration's decision to end DACA.

Immigration agencies prepare for Biden’s promise to change immigration policy

by Samantha Ruvalcaba December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

Advocates Push for Cash Payments to Tenants, not Landlords

by Iris Dimmick June 15, 2020June 16, 2020

Zoning Commission Gives Thumbs Down to Eastside Migrant Shelter

by Iris Dimmick November 5, 2019November 6, 2019

San Antonio Avoids ICE Raids, but Know-Your-Rights Push Continues

by Iris Dimmick July 15, 2019July 15, 2019

Women and children who just arrived from Dilley Detention Center walk from San Antonio's Greyhound bus station to Travis Park United Methodist Church in October 2018.

RAICES Panel Focuses on the Female Immigrant Experience

by Kara Killinger July 10, 2019

SA Protesters Call for Immigration Authorities to ‘Free Los Niños Now’

by Shari Biediger June 30, 2018January 31, 2020

A painted mural welcomes visitors to RAICES.

RAICES Using Millions In Donations To Pay Bonds, Beef Up Reunification Services

by Roseanna Garza June 29, 2018January 31, 2020