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5-year-old Liam Ramos back home in Minneapolis after judge orders his release
Ramos’ departure from the detention center in Dilley comes as the site experiences a measles outbreak.
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Federal judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who in his ruling accused the feds of incompetence, ordered that Ramos and his father be release by Tuesday.
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Students at 13 San Antonio schools walk out Friday in support of national general strike
Several local business and one city council office also closed for the strike protesting Trump’s draconian anti-immigrant crackdown.
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Former Dilley detention center employee describes dehumanizing culture inside
‘The residents were viewed as less than human — vermin, pests,’ said a former maintenance worker who joined the protest outside the site south of San Antonio.
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Bexar County Sheriff calls Trump ‘pseudo-dictator’ during impassioned speech
‘I’m watching folks that “kind of” wear a uniform murdering people on live TV. And then I’m watching them defend that and tell you what you saw was not murder,’ Salazar said.
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Everything we saw at the protest at the immigrant detention center in Dilley
Texas DPS troopers teargassed protesters outside the lockup south of San Antonio, even though the majority of demonstrators had already left by that point.
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Texas activists heading to Dilley detention center to protest Trump immigration crackdown
The group is going to the South Texas Residential Center south of San Antonio to demand the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes aim at H-1B visa holders
Abbott ordered public universities and state agencies to freeze all applications for the visas for highly skilled foreign workers until May 2027.
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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro to hold community rally in San Antonio voicing concerns over ICE
The rally will follow the Democratic congressman’s visit to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos is being held.
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Email contradicts Alamo Heights superintendent’s claim about why author visit was canceled
Superintendent Dana Bashara told parents that author Chris Barton refused to comply with a Texas law banning LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom. Emails tell a different story.
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Senator rips ICE for arresting asylum seekers as they show up to San Antonio court hearings
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, said he saw agents round up people trying to seek legal status ‘the right way’ as they attended required immigration hearings.
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Ted Cruz reportedly spotted leaving for Southern California as winter storm heads toward Texas
Social media users pounced on Cruz, who faced withering criticism for fleeing to Cancun during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri and vacationing in Greece during the summer’s Kerrville floods.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claims MLK Jr. would be anti-DEI
Civil-rights scholars have repeatedly rejected such claims, and King’s eldest son has accused Texas Republicans of taking his father’s words out of context.
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ICE sending Minneapolis refugees to San Antonio-area detention facility
The detention site in Dilley grabbed headlines last year after an infant lost 9 pounds after being held there for a month, according to a legal filing.
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Senate hopeful Talarico rolls out ‘anti-corruption’ agenda as he takes 9-point lead in new polling
The Democratic Texas rep’s plan includes term-limits for members of Congress and the Supreme Court along with banning PAC money from political campaigns.
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Gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa making San Antonio campaign stop Thursday
The Democratic contender’s appearance at the Friendly Spot comes after she wrapped up tour that took her to nine Texas cities in a week.
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‘Shamwow Guy’ drops cleaning supplies on Texas doorsteps as part of his run for congress
MAGA Republican Offer Vince Shlomi promises to ‘soak up the swamp’ if elected to represent a Central Texas district.
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Democrat running for Greg Abbott’s seat calls him ‘most corrupt governor’ in Texas history
State Rep. Gina Hinojosa cited a study showing Abbott awarded $1 billion in no-bid state contracts to political donors.
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Senate hopeful Crockett tries to clarify remark about Latino voters at San Antonio stops
The Democratic U.S. rep took a whirlwind tour of SA Sunday, including stops at churches, an East Side restaurant and a Southtown taqueria.
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Another anti-ICE protest planned for downtown San Antonio this Saturday
The demonstration comes as new details emerge in the fatal ICE shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good.