MIGRANTS

Twelve migrants were found in a rail car in Eagle Pass by U.S. Border Patrol after having been trapped for over 24 hours, according to officials.

Thousands of migrants are at the border looking to cross into the United States.

The move clears a pathway for those people to get a special visa to stay in the country that they otherwise would not have received.

The League Of Latin American Citizens or LULAC identified the person allegedly connected to luring migrants onto charted flights in September. Why the nonprofit fears she might be a flight risk.

The Kinney County EMS is struggling to keep up with increased demand in need as human smuggling cases rise.

Sunken graves, “John Doe” markers and PVC crosses makeup the corner lot for unidentified migrants in Maverick County Cemetery. Who is responsible?

Four migrants were held against their will in a hotel room on the South Side before being chased down by someone in a pickup truck. Two of them were struck and injured, San Antonio police said.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar spoke to White House officials on Wednesday after penning a letter asking for more resources and action following the migrant tragedy in San Antonio that claimed 53 lives.

Nineteen of the 53 victims who died after the discovery of a tractor-trailer with dozens of migrants on the Southwest Side have been conclusively identified, according to Bexar County officials.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he requested meetings with federal authorities, including President Joe Biden, following the deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio earlier this week.

Eleven people are still fighting to recover from a horrifying botched human smuggling situation after dozens were found dead and many alive with heat-related illnesses in a tractor-trailer on the Southwest Side on Monday evening.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Tuesday asking for more resources and a meeting with him, describing a humanitarian crisis that his office needs help with and pointing to Monday’s migrant tragedy as the latest reason.

Authorities say 50 people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. The deaths were the latest in what has become a global series of mass deaths occurring during human trafficking attempts.

Since April 2021, more than 185,000 migrants have come through the city, typically staying only for one to three days, according to the City of San Antonio. The numbers have picked up recently, with the city estimating 19,000 immigrants will come through in June alone.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a press conference Wednesday on the state’s border security efforts in light of the Biden Administration’s elimination of Title 42.

The foreign minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes, has alerted the U.S. government that as many as 60,000 mostly Haitians could be heading to the border.

San Antonio nonprofit Uniting America Outreach made its fifth trip in a little over a week to the border on Friday to take supplies to migrants in Acuna

Travel and trade operations will resume at the Del Rio Port of Entry starting Saturday afternoon, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Val Verde County commissioners say the migrants who were camping out in Del Rio are now cleared, just days after almost 15,000 people, most of them Haitians, were seeking asylum.

Thousands crossing the border in Del Rio are ending up under an international bridge, according to the city’s mayor.

The food bank is looking for volunteers who speak different languages -- including Spanish, French and Creole -- to assist the migrants.

The San Antonio Food Bank is in critical need of volunteers to help migrants traveling through San Antonio to get to their host families.

Investigators say an overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order restricting ground transportation of migrants who pose a risk of carrying COVID-19 into Texas communities.

More migrants have made their way through the City of San Antonio, leading many to question why they’re here and where they’re going.

Property damage and cries for help have become a consistent reality for Texas landowners near the Mexico border as the humanitarian migrant crisis continues to intensify.

SAN ANTONIO – Catholic Charities says the 500 migrant teens who arrived in the city on Monday are being welcomed by people who care in the San Antonio community. “They’re bringing personalized gifts with notes that say, ‘We love you, and we’re praying for you, and we hope you’re well,’” said Tara Ford, spokeswoman for Catholic Charities. AdShe said about 1,000 people already have offered to volunteer, but more are needed since more migrant arrivals are expected over the next several weeks. “We’ll understand a little bit more over the next few days about what is needed,” Ford said. “We’re very grateful to our community in San Antonio for stepping up and always serving with us,” Ford said.

SAN ANTONIO – Buses filled with hundreds of migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border arrived at the Freeman Coliseum’s expo center Monday night. Roughly 500 children are now sheltered at the facility, which is expected to house as many as 2,400. The intake site is providing standards of care for the children, which includes clean and comfortable sleeping quarters, meals, recreational activities and access to medical services. AdVolunteers worked all weekend to help set up the facility and to make sure they have things like clothing and hygiene products. Wolff along with Congressman Joaquin Castro and Commissioner Rebecca Clay Flores, are expected to tour the facility later on Tuesday.

UVALDE, Texas – Like the rest of the southern border, the U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector is also seeing an increase of migrants crossing the border. Some Uvalde residents are voicing concerns and say migrants have caused property damage. Think about the guys that are on the border,” Sewell said. “I have some encounter with either the Border Patrol or illegal traffic at least four times a week, if not 10 times a week,” Sewell said. In the last fiscal year, which ended in February, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 6,438 families and 2,410 unaccompanied children.

Let’s be prepared.’”Smith said Laredo’s only overnight migrant shelter with just 70 beds expects to receive families still left in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, under what had been Migrant Protection Program under the Donald Trump administration. Holding Institute could see migrants arrive by the end of the month, Smith said. Smith said people are tested before leaving Mexico, and again, when they arrive at Holding Institute. Smith said he’s also seeing more families being released from two detention centers in Webb County, perhaps to make room for more arrivals as early as April. Smith also said the lack of uncertainty over the policies under the new Biden administration have made many cautious about crossing.

EAGLE PASS, Texas – The nonprofit organization Mission: Border Hope in Eagle Pass is working closely with U.S. Border Patrol to help asylum seekers who are being released after they’ve been processed. But of course, it’s a lot of family units, people with children, pregnant moms,” said Valeria Wheeler, executive director of Mission: Border Hope. The mayor of Eagle Pass said the increase of asylum seekers and migrants is putting a significant strain on Border Patrol agents. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it is constructing a facility to hold migrants who cross the border in Eagle Pass. CBP released the following statement:“CBP is currently constructing a soft sided facility in Eagle Pass, TX to help accommodate migrants in our custody.