RAICES Archives - San Antonio Report

San Antonio refugee center lays off an additional 159 employees

by Lindsey Carnett and Raquel Torres April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

RAICES attributes the latest layoffs to the recent loss of federal funding. This comes after the nonprofit laid off 61 employees in February.

San Antonio refugee center lays off 61 employees after feds cut funds to resettlement programs

by Lindsey Carnett and Raquel Torres February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, who recently visited the Texas and Mexico border, criticizes Biden's expansion of Title 42.

San Antonio archbishop adds to chorus of criticism of Biden’s new immigration rules

by Raquel Torres January 11, 2023January 11, 2023

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

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.

Nonprofits & Philanthropy

‘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