Migrants find themselves waiting for days in San Antonio before heading to their next destinations
Hundreds 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.
โItโs gut-wrenchingโ: Advocates call for humanity as 12 migrants found in big rig move to processing center
Officials 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.
Haitian community in Bexar County working together to help fellow migrants
The 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.
Faith-based organizations prepare to serve possible influx of unaccompanied migrant minors
SAN ANTONIO โ 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. โIt is not as easy as setting up a temporary shelter or a migrant shelter,โ Rogers said. โWe need to change the way we speak about immigration and that comes from me listening to the migrant community, people of color, Latinx,โ 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