Tag: detention
U.S. Rep. Castro calls on ICE to release San Antonio teen, father held at Dilley detention center
SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, a Democrat from San Antonio, has urged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a local...
Bexar County to pay $300K to detention applicant whose job offer was pulled over wife’s La Santa Muerte altar
SAN ANTONIO – A recent case involving the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has raised significant discussions around religious freedom and employment rights. Luis Borges,...
This congressman’s family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today’s raids
WASHINGTON – The congressman returned home last Fourth of July to startling stories in Southern California as immigration patrols swept through communities and one...
Doctors say woman in El Paso ICE detention center urgently requires surgery that she is being denied
Andrea Pedro Francisco, a 41-year-old woman from Guatemala, found herself in a harrowing situation that highlights the complexities of immigration policies and healthcare access...
City detention officer accused of posting videos of him sexually assaulting girl, 13, on social media
SAN ANTONIO – A serious incident has unfolded involving a detention officer in San Antonio. Richard Mendoza, who has been employed as a detention...
ICE re-arrests Egyptian family after Texas judges freed them following 10 months in detention
A federal judge has granted a temporary reprieve to an Egyptian family of six, who faced imminent deportation following their sudden re-arrest by immigration...