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BGC Road Trip: KSAT kicks off its playoff road trip in Floresville, Pleasanton and Jourdanton
Read full article: BGC Road Trip: KSAT kicks off its playoff road trip in Floresville, Pleasanton and JourdantonKSAT Sports reporter Nick Mantas and photojournalist Eddie Latigo hit the road during the first Friday night of the high school football playoffs.
‘We just can’t wait for it’: Poth Pirates look to cap off perfect regular season with district title on Senior Night
Read full article: ‘We just can’t wait for it’: Poth Pirates look to cap off perfect regular season with district title on Senior NightWith a perfect 9-0 record and sitting atop District 15-3A Division II, the Poth Pirates have done almost everything right.
‘A Dilley Wolf has always been a tough kid’: Physicality is an important ingredient of Wolf Pride
Read full article: ‘A Dilley Wolf has always been a tough kid’: Physicality is an important ingredient of Wolf PrideThe Dilley Wolves will welcome the Karnes City Badgers on Friday night as a part of Homecoming Week.
AMBER Alert discontinued for 2 children, woman wanted in connection with their abduction
Read full article: AMBER Alert discontinued for 2 children, woman wanted in connection with their abductionThe AMBER Alert issued in the disappearance of two children and a woman wanted in connection with their abduction in Dilley has been discontinued.
HAIL PHOTOS: KSAT Connect pictures show the sizable hail that fell in South Texas overnight
Read full article: HAIL PHOTOS: KSAT Connect pictures show the sizable hail that fell in South Texas overnightSevere storms overnight dropped hail near Dilley, Timberwood Park, NW San Antonio, and New Braunfels.
HAIL PHOTOS: KSAT Connect pictures show the sizable hail that fell in South Texas overnight
Read full article: HAIL PHOTOS: KSAT Connect pictures show the sizable hail that fell in South Texas overnightSevere storms overnight dropped hail near Dilley, Timberwood Park, NW San Antonio, and New Braunfels.
Brandeis stuns Johnson with 28-point comeback; Peoples leads Veterans Memorial to first district win; Davenport races past Devine, stays unbeaten
Read full article: Brandeis stuns Johnson with 28-point comeback; Peoples leads Veterans Memorial to first district win; Davenport races past Devine, stays unbeatenThe midpoint of the 2022 high school football season featured one of the greatest comebacks yet, as Brandeis erased a 17-point deficit to stun Johnson and remain undefeated in District 28-6A.
Suspect crashes in San Antonio after leading Medina County authorities on chase in stolen van
Read full article: Suspect crashes in San Antonio after leading Medina County authorities on chase in stolen vanA man who stole a van in Medina County led authorities on a chase to San Antonio’s North Side, where he crashed into another vehicle on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
‘They feared for their lives’: Driver arrested, 13 migrants suffer heat illness after smuggling bust in Dilley
Read full article: ‘They feared for their lives’: Driver arrested, 13 migrants suffer heat illness after smuggling bust in DilleyA driver is in custody and 13 migrants are detained after being sickened by the heat during a smuggling bust in Dilley, according to police.
Dilley Police working diligently to catch human smuggling in and around their city
Read full article: Dilley Police working diligently to catch human smuggling in and around their cityThe Dilley Police Department allowed KSAT 12 to ride along as they attempted to intercept human smuggling operations in and around their city.
Dilley Police Department partners with Operation Lone Star to combat human smuggling
Read full article: Dilley Police Department partners with Operation Lone Star to combat human smugglingDilley police are dealing with a massive increase in the number of chases and human smuggling incidents over the past few months and say they would be overwhelmed without the help of Operation Lone Star.
Murder suspect dead after series of standoffs in Dilley ends in shooting, police say
Read full article: Murder suspect dead after series of standoffs in Dilley ends in shooting, police sayA homicide suspect has died after he injured himself from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a series of standoffs with police in Dilley Sunday afternoon.
Series of standoffs in Dilley ends with man hospitalized after shooting, police say
Read full article: Series of standoffs in Dilley ends with man hospitalized after shooting, police sayA series of standoffs in Dilley Sunday afternoon has come to an end, resulting in a man being hospitalized from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Dilley police.
Judson upsets No. 3 Smithson Valley on late TD; Madison knocks off No. 7 Brandeis in OT; Memorial tops Sam Houston in 13-5A-I shootout
Read full article: Judson upsets No. 3 Smithson Valley on late TD; Madison knocks off No. 7 Brandeis in OT; Memorial tops Sam Houston in 13-5A-I shootoutJudson's dramatic victory over Smithson Valley and Madison's overtime win against Brandeis were two of the best games from a wild Week 9 of KSAT's Big Game Coverage.
Alamo Heights, Boerne Champion meet with 15-5A-II lead on the line; East Central set for pivotal clash with New Braunfels; Poth going for fifth straight win against Nixon-Smiley
Read full article: Alamo Heights, Boerne Champion meet with 15-5A-II lead on the line; East Central set for pivotal clash with New Braunfels; Poth going for fifth straight win against Nixon-SmileyWeek 9 of KSAT 12′s Big Game Coverage s jam-packed with some critical district matchups like Alamo Heights vs. Boerne Champion, East Central vs. New Braunfels and much more!
Dilley teen rescued after being lured to Florida by 38-year-old man online
Read full article: Dilley teen rescued after being lured to Florida by 38-year-old man onlineDilley police said they are raising awareness about protecting children from predators online after a 15-year-old girl was lured to Florida by a 38-year-old man.
Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up
Read full article: Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps upBorder-crossing immigrants are being arrested by Texas troopers on state charges like trespassing, and they’re starting to trickle into a prison emptied to house them.
Texas to use prison in Dilley as central holding facility for immigrants who cross border and are charged with a state crime
Read full article: Texas to use prison in Dilley as central holding facility for immigrants who cross border and are charged with a state crimeThe Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley will be used as a central holding facility for immigrants who cross the border without permission and are charged with state crimes.
Interfaith Welcome Coalition alerted to plans for ‘Ellis Island-type’ facilities at family detention centers
Read full article: Interfaith Welcome Coalition alerted to plans for ‘Ellis Island-type’ facilities at family detention centersSAN ANTONIO – Known for its belief of “loving thy neighbor and welcoming a stranger,” the Interfaith Welcome Coalition was alerted to future plans for family detention centers in Dilley and Karnes City to become “Ellis Island-type” facilities. As it has in the past with other migrants arriving in San Antonio, Klein said IWC is staffed with volunteers “at all hours of day and night to welcome people.”Ad“We assist them with their travel plans. “This was a direct result of the new attitude and philosophy that was coming down from Washington,” Klein said. He said information about how the public can help IWC fulfill its on-going mission can be found on its website. Related Stories:Texas family detention centers expected to transform into rapid-processing hubsAsylum seekers navigate new future in the U.S. after months in MexicoDozens of asylum seekers from tent camp in Matamoros, Mexico enter the USAdSan Antonio sees releases from detention centers, at border
BGC Preview: Poth vs. Dilley
Read full article: BGC Preview: Poth vs. DilleyBGC Preview: Poth vs. DilleyPublished: September 15, 2020, 2:15 pmThe top-ranked Poth Pirates put their undefeated record on the line this Friday night in Dilley, as the Wolves try to pull an upset and earn their first win of the season.
Three Texans in Congress exposed to COVID-19 while at detention center
Read full article: Three Texans in Congress exposed to COVID-19 while at detention centerWASHINGTON Dilley, TX August 23, 2019: The entrance for the privately-run U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) South Texas Family Residential Facility outside Dilley. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas TribuneThree Texas members of Congress were potentially exposed to COVID-19 while touring a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in south Texas on Monday, but all have tested negative for the virus. "U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified Members of Congress, who recently visited the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, that an ICE employee tested positive for COVID-19," said Paige D. Hughes, an ICE spokesperson, said in a statement. ICE made the notification out of an abundance of caution, since the employee who tested positive assisted on the tour," she added. To date, 2 employees at STFRC have tested positive for COVID-19."
Judge orders ICE to free migrant children from family detention during coronavirus pandemic, report says
Read full article: Judge orders ICE to free migrant children from family detention during coronavirus pandemic, report saysThe South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley is one of two family immigrant detention centers in Texas. Laura Skelding for The Texas TribuneAs the coronavirus spreads in detention centers, a federal judge ordered the release of migrant children held for more than 20 days at three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported Friday. More than 2,500 detainees have tested positive for COVID-19 while in ICE custody, the AP reported. ICE has said it has released more than 900 detainees with increased medical risks and de-densified the detainee populations at the three family detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. But according to the agency in May, most people in family detention are considered flight risks because of pending deportation orders or cases under review.
Detained in isolation, migrant families fear catching virus
Read full article: Detained in isolation, migrant families fear catching virusBefore her death, 21-month-old Mariee Juarez was detained at Dilley with her mother, Yazmin Juarez, in March 2018. His aunt alleged Dilley medical staff was disregarding the child's severe headaches and hypersensitivity to sound. A COVID-19 outbreak is already present in the facility or will soon be," said Shalyn Fluharty, director of Proyecto Dilley, a legal services group that represents detained families. About 160 people are currently detained at the Dilley facility, well short of its 2,400-person capacity. There is a clear solution, which is the release of families who are currently detained, Fluharty said.
Border Patrol agents arrest former Texas police chief for smuggling undocumented immigrants, affidavit states
Read full article: Border Patrol agents arrest former Texas police chief for smuggling undocumented immigrants, affidavit statesBorder Patrol agent speaks to the driver of a tractor-trailer passing through the Laredo North vehicle checkpoint in Laredo, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Nomaan Merchant)LAREDO, Texas – The former interim police chief of Dilley was arrested after admitting to transporting undocumented people across a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Laredo, according to a criminal complaint obtained by KSAT and local media reports. When the U.S. Border Patrol agent asked Fonseca-Saldivar if there were any other occupants in the tractor, he responded, “I’m the only person here,” according to the criminal complaint. The three people and Fonseca-Saldivar were arrested by the agents and taken into Border Patrol custody for further investigation. AdThe criminal complaint states Jonathan Antillon-Salgado, a citizen of Mexico and material witness in the case, told agents he made arrangements to be smuggled into the U.S. for $3,000.
See what it looks like inside the ICE facility in Dilley
Read full article: See what it looks like inside the ICE facility in DilleyDILLEY – KSAT 12 reporter Tiffany Huertas toured Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas on Thursday. ICE officials prohibited members of the media from recording audio or video while inside the facility on Thursday. Officials also prohibited members of the media from talking to families staying at the residential center. After leaving the residential center, Tiffany journaled her experience:A young girl smiles as she eats lunch in the cafeteria. At this time, a video plays in different languages on the wall about “know your rights.”It’s lunchtime at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas.