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San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open another two years
Read full article: San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open another two yearsOpened in July 2022 amid an “unprecedented” wave of migrants passing through the city, San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center could stay open through September 2026.
San Antonio to close migrant facility at airport, pursues more federal funding for downtown facility
Read full article: San Antonio to close migrant facility at airport, pursues more federal funding for downtown facilityWith migrant arrivals to San Antonio dropping 77% from December to March, city announces closure of Airport Transfer Center.
Feds to provide $18 million to agencies providing migrant services in San Antonio, Bexar County
Read full article: Feds to provide $18 million to agencies providing migrant services in San Antonio, Bexar CountyThe federal government will distribute $18 million in grants to five agencies that are providing services to migrants.
San Antonio has no clear backup plan as Migrant Resource Center’s funding dwindles
Read full article: San Antonio has no clear backup plan as Migrant Resource Center’s funding dwindlesWith federal funding to support the Migrant Resource Center drying up, the City of San Antonio doesn’t appear to have a clear backup plan yet for how to keep the shelter for asylum-seekers open.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg says city council will look at backup funding plan for Migrant Resource Center
Read full article: Mayor Ron Nirenberg says city council will look at backup funding plan for Migrant Resource CenterSan Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg is pushing for more help with the Migrant Resource Center and said the bipartisan border security bill could bring relief.
‘Driven by fear’: Shearer Hills/Ridgeview neighbors weigh in on Migrant Resource Center
Read full article: ‘Driven by fear’: Shearer Hills/Ridgeview neighbors weigh in on Migrant Resource CenterThe Migrant Resource Center opened on San Pedro Avenue in 2022. It represents a humanitarian issue unfolding behind Shearer Hills/Ridgeview homes.
Migrants find warmth in kindness of strangers during freezing temperatures
Read full article: Migrants find warmth in kindness of strangers during freezing temperaturesMany migrants who were unable to get inside the Migrant Resource Center say they're grateful for the kindness of strangers who have provided for them along the way.
Volunteers partner to make dignity bags for children at Migrant Resource Center
Read full article: Volunteers partner to make dignity bags for children at Migrant Resource CenterLULAC and other volunteers are partnering to make dignity bags full of essentials for children at San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center. Many come with baby wipes, combs, chapstick and journals, but each is individualized depending on age and gender.
Come next year, some asylum seekers may risk being stranded in San Antonio
Read full article: Come next year, some asylum seekers may risk being stranded in San AntonioIf the federal government doesn’t come through next year, Mayor Ron Nirenberg said there’s a real concern with no funding for migrant travel. Asylum seekers could be stranded in San Antonio unless family members can pay for their airfare or bus rides.
San Antonio city manager denies using airport building as migrant ‘shelter’
Read full article: San Antonio city manager denies using airport building as migrant ‘shelter’City Manager Erik Walsh said city council members were informed the city would use a vacant building at the airport to hold migrants "no more than 24 hours" before their scheduled flights.
Migrant Resource Center continues seeing overflow of people a month after influx
Read full article: Migrant Resource Center continues seeing overflow of people a month after influxIt’s been about a month since San Antonio saw an influx of migrants. However, there is still an overflow of people at the Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro.
Volunteers help feed asylum-seekers passing through Alamo City
Read full article: Volunteers help feed asylum-seekers passing through Alamo CitySan Antonio Food Bank volunteers dedicate their mornings daily to help prepare meals for migrants who have made their way from the border and are headed to other destinations.
Neighbors living behind Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio have mixed feelings about influx
Read full article: Neighbors living behind Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio have mixed feelings about influxResidents living behind the migrant resource center on San Pedro Avenue have different feelings about their temporary neighbors.
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.
San Antonio not planning on a mass shelter for migrants
Read full article: San Antonio not planning on a mass shelter for migrantsA city spokeswoman said the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and Catholic Charities were working on contingency plans to help with "transportation assistance" if the Migrant Resource Center's capacity was stretched too thin, but it was not planning on creating a mass shelter.
Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio could stay open through 2023
Read full article: Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio could stay open through 2023Though the number of asylum seekers has plummeted in the past two months, the City of San Antonio could end up leaving its Migrant Resource Center open through the end of the year.
San Antonio braces for spike in migrants with looming end of Trump-era policy
Read full article: San Antonio braces for spike in migrants with looming end of Trump-era policyThe daily number of people passing through the center ranges from under 1,000 to up to 1,800 already, one city official said, and an assistant city manager estimates the number of migrants coming through the MRC will jump by about 30% with the end of Title 42.
Changes made in operation of 20-day-old Migrant Resource Center
Read full article: Changes made in operation of 20-day-old Migrant Resource CenterAsylum seekers have become a familiar sight outside the Migrant Service Center beneath the shade of nearby storefronts, in a retail parking lot accepting donations or temporary work and at other area locations.
Reception mixed for city’s new Migrant Resource Center
Read full article: Reception mixed for city’s new Migrant Resource CenterNeighbors and local businesses said they were caught off-guard by the opening of the center, and since then the reception has been a mixture of “not-in-my-neighborhood” to compassion for the asylum seekers.
San Antonio opens Migrant Resource Center, surprising neighbors
Read full article: San Antonio opens Migrant Resource Center, surprising neighborsWith hundreds of migrants arriving in San Antonio every day, bussed up from the border, the city opened a Migrant Resource Center ON Thursday to the surprise of residents in the nearby Shearer Hills and Ridgeview neighborhoods.