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Written by Texas Tribune on Sep 20 2022 - 2:06pm
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
Editor’s note: This story contains explicit language.
EL PASO — Soon after a Border Patrol van dropped off Albeleis Arteaga, his wife and 4-month-old baby downtown on a recent Monday evening, it began to rain. Arteaga and his family didn’t know where to go, so they joined dozens of other migrants, most of them fellow Venezuelans, who have been sleeping outdoors next to a charter bus station.
Written by Sofia Briones on Sep 19 2022 - 3:28pm
On September 14, 2022, a group of around 50 migrants arrived by plane at Martha's Vineyard. The group of migrants said they were approached in San Antonio by a woman named "Perla" who promised them work permits and other opportunities.
According to this video from the Miami Herald, attorneys for the migrants who were picked up in San Antonio and sent to Martha’s Vineyard said “they were lied to” and told there was a “surprise present for them” at the end of the journey."
Written by Texas Tribune on Sep 12 2022 - 12:45pm
By Stephen Neukam, The Texas Tribune
Sept. 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public health emergency in response to Texas continuing to bus migrants to the nation’s capital.
Written by Sofia Briones on Aug 22 2022 - 2:27pm
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Written by Sofia Briones on Jul 4 2022 - 11:44am
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Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) And Refugee Support Network Report On Pastor Lorenzo Ortiz’s Kidnapping And Release
Written by Texas Tribune on Jun 28 2022 - 11:10am
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune
SAN ANTONIO — Dozens of people stood in a circle in Pearsall Park on Tuesday with their cell phone lights playing the role of candles.
Some gave speeches on a microphone that didn’t always pick up all of their words — which at times were drowned out by rain and thunder. Others listened while trying to hold back tears.
Written by Sister Susan Mika on Jun 15 2022 - 3:21pm
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Texas Governor Says The State May Contest A Supreme Court Ruling On Migrant Education
By Bill Chappell, NPR, May 6, 2022
Written by Sister Susan Mika on May 12 2022 - 2:21pm
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President Biden Plans For More House Arrests For Immigrants Who Enter U.S. Illegally
By Benjamin Wermund, San Antonio Express-News Washington Bureau, March 30, 2022