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‘I hope it never happens again’: San Antonio doctor recalls Quintana Road tragedy on two-year mark
Read full article: ‘I hope it never happens again’: San Antonio doctor recalls Quintana Road tragedy on two-year markFirst responders found more than 60 migrants in a tractor-trailer on June 27, 2022. 53 of them were pronounced dead.
‘We see tanks driving by daily’: Eagle Pass residents reflect on President Biden’s executive order on immigration
Read full article: ‘We see tanks driving by daily’: Eagle Pass residents reflect on President Biden’s executive order on immigrationEagle Pass residents share differing views on President Joe Biden's recent executive order regarding border crossings.
‘It’s all about humanity:’ Community members on West Side create memorial for migrant lives lost
Read full article: ‘It’s all about humanity:’ Community members on West Side create memorial for migrant lives lostAs tensions continue to rise along the Texas-Mexico border, these community members said they want humanity to be the focus of immigration conversations.
‘This is a time for giving:’ Community members serve hot meals to migrants in San Antonio on Christmas Eve
Read full article: ‘This is a time for giving:’ Community members serve hot meals to migrants in San Antonio on Christmas EveThis comes as government officials reported historic highs for people crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
Migrants find themselves waiting for days in San Antonio before heading to their next destinations
Read full article: Migrants find themselves waiting for days in San Antonio before heading to their next destinationsHundreds of people find themselves waiting in long lines before continuing on their journey. The City of San Antonio Migrant Dashboard shows nearly 600 migrants were processed on Wednesday but sometimes there are many more people waiting their turn to be processed.
First responders show closer look at how agencies respond to migrant crisis situations
Read full article: First responders show closer look at how agencies respond to migrant crisis situationsOne week after officials found 12 migrants inside a trailer on I-35 near the Fisher Road ramps, first responders are sharing how they react during these crisis situations.
‘It’s gut-wrenching’: Advocates call for humanity as 12 migrants found in big rig move to processing center
Read full article: ‘It’s gut-wrenching’: Advocates call for humanity as 12 migrants found in big rig move to processing centerOfficials took the 12 migrants found inside a trailer on I-35 near the Fischer Road ramps to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center. Migrant advocates are calling for justice, legal protection and change as this unfolds.
‘It was a horrific scene’: SAFD caring for first responders after migrant tragedy on Southwest Side
Read full article: ‘It was a horrific scene’: SAFD caring for first responders after migrant tragedy on Southwest SideIn the days following the migrant tragedy on Quintana Rd. San Antonio Fire Department is caring for the first responders who responded to that scene.
Haitian community in Bexar County working together to help fellow migrants
Read full article: Haitian community in Bexar County working together to help fellow migrantsThe Bexar County Haitian community is watching the developments at the border, trying to find a way to help families. They ask that those in the U.S. open their hearts and ears and listen to the stories that have brought migrants to this situation.
Funds available for nonprofits, agencies to be reimbursed for cost of migrant surge
Read full article: Funds available for nonprofits, agencies to be reimbursed for cost of migrant surgeThe migrant surge has come at a cost to the communities, nonprofits and agencies that have been helping those in their care.
Faith-based organizations prepare to serve possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minors
Read full article: Faith-based organizations prepare to serve possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minorsSAN ANTONIO – Local faith-based organizations are working hard to educate themselves on how to best serve a possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minors in the city. “It is not as easy as setting up a temporary shelter or a migrant shelter,” Rogers said. “We need to change the way we speak about immigration and that comes from me listening to the migrant community, people of color, Latinx,” Rogers said. Most of all, he said that the conversation surrounding immigration needs to change for any plan to work successfully. AdAlso on KSAT:JBSA-Lackland, Fort Bliss will be used to house unaccompanied migrant children, Pentagon saysHuman smuggling cases on the rise in Uvalde, law enforcement saysFreeman Coliseum may house migrant children if agreement is reached with federal government, Bexar County judge says