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San Antonio Police will have to rewrite the manual for SB4

Written by Maria Gardner on Aug 30, 2017

By Maria Gardner If a federal judge does not block the anti-immigration law, San Antonio police will have to write new rules in the manual and retrain the force in immigration law, Police Chief William McManus told members of COPS/Metro Alliance. Senate Bill 4, the “sanctuary cities” ban, allows local and campus police to question a person’s legal status and makes it a crime for officials such as McManus to have policies that are inconsistent with the law.

New Texas law means Harvey victims have good reason to file claims by Sept. 1

Written by Texas Tribune on Aug 28, 2017

by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune For many Texans ravaged by the rain and winds Hurricane Harvey carried ashore this past weekend, filing an insurance claim for the damage their property sustained is probably the farthest thing from their minds right now. But waiting to submit a claim after Sept. 1 could cost them big.

ICE stranded refugees at the bus station, San Antonio sheltered them from the storm

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Aug 27, 2017

Despite a call from Congressman Lloyd Doggett asking them not to do it, immigration officials left 50 Central American women and children stranded at the San Antonio bus station on Aug. 25 as Hurricane Harvey approached the city. Sister Sharon Alterdorf, a member of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition, said the move by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stranded the asylum-seeking refugees inside the station because bus service was halted due to the storm.

Video: Solidarity Vigil at Trinity University

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Aug 24, 2017

Trinity University students, faculty and local residents gathered for a Solidarity Vigil on Aug. 21, 2017 near Miller Fountain on the campus to show support for people affected by Charlottesville and other recent events. The gathering, organized by the Trinity University Humanities Collective, was also to show "ongoing commitment to the humanistic combination of scholarship with allyship and advocacy."

Increased immigration patrols near Rio Grande Valley clinic is frightening women away from services

Written by Joseph Tucker on Aug 21, 2017

By Joseph Tucker Increased raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Patrol agents are frightening women away from the only reproductive health clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, according to a reproductive rights advocate.