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An official walks down Quintana Road where a tractor-trailer was found containing 46 dead bodies and 16 survivors who needed medical attention for heat-related illnesses Monday.

‘It’s tragic’: 46 people found dead in San Antonio were trying to find a better life, city officials say

by Raquel Torres June 27, 2022July 2, 2022

A migrant family waits for a flight to New York at the San Antonio International Airport in August. The family was bussed to San Antonio after crossing into the United States to seek asylum.

San Antonio requests $10.8M from FEMA for migrant processing center

by Andrea Drusch June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Mayor Ron Nirenberg speaks during a press conference urging residents to celebrate New Year's safely to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on Friday.

Mayor asked DHS to send migrants to other Texas cities in addition to San Antonio

by Raquel Torres May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Fermina Brizo Pavón sorts through clothes while her children, Angel and Valeria Mejia Brizo, play together at a downtown shelter on Thursday. Pavón and her husband were granted asylum in the United States after living near the border in Mexico for a year.

Migrant aid groups stretched thin as city officials seek federal help for expected wave

by Raquel Torres April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Basir Lakanwal uses a computer at the Center for Refugee Services to check his email Thursday.

San Antonio, community partners establish website for Afghan evacuee assistance

by Jackie Wang September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

City funding for migrant assistance sparks heated remarks at council session

by Jackie Wang August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Department of Homeland Security police officers stand guard near buses used to transport migrant children from the border to the Freeman Coliseum.

Last migrant boys depart Freeman Coliseum ahead of lease end date

by Jackie Wang May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) speaks during a Friday press conference in front of the Freeman Coliseum where unaccompanied migrant youths are being housed.

Democratic lawmakers decry governor’s ‘political bombs’ after Freeman Coliseum abuse reports revealed

by Jackie Wang April 9, 2021April 10, 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott is flanked by Texas Rangers during a press conference outside the Freeman Coliseum where he announced an investigation into reports that an undisclosed number of unaccompanied migrant youths have been abused or neglected at the facility.

Gov. Abbott wants migrant youth facility at Freeman Coliseum closed after state receives abuse reports

by Jackie Wang April 7, 2021April 8, 2021

Department of Homeland Security police officers stand guard near buses used to transport migrant children from the border to the Freeman Coliseum.

Unaccompanied migrant minors begin arriving at Freeman Coliseum

by Jackie Wang March 30, 2021March 31, 2021