Immigration

Nearly 50 Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over allegations that the federal government is sending pregnant, unaccompanied migrant girls to a single shelter in San Benito, Texas — a state where abortion is almost entirely banned.

For over a year the Trump administration has been executing its mass deportation agenda. Data shows that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement dragnet has scooped up mainly non-criminal immigrants. Recently the National Council of Jewish Women San Antonio organized the live panel discussion: “Paths, Barriers and Possibilities: Immigration in America” for a conversation about the impact of Trump’s mass deportation policies.

A majority of charging documents filed by the Department of Homeland Security involved claims of individuals violating immigration rules, not alleged criminal conduct.

Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.

Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access.

A state district judge ruled in favor with Bexar County in a legal fight over the county’s immigrant legal services program.

Students at several San Antonio high schools walked out of class Friday to protest the recent actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At least 10 area high schools had walkouts planned Friday, following multiple walkouts at other schools over the past two weeks.

Texas immigration advocates say federal agents are trying new tactics to arrest more migrants amid a surge in immigration enforcement.

South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (D) continues to support the funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement despite recent high-profile killings of U.S. citizens in Minnesota.

The wave of legal challenges is in response to the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement and its new policy expanding mandatory detention for undocumented immigrants.