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Afghan refugees find a home on a San Antonio high school athletics team.
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How Climate Change Is Driving Central American Migrants to the United States
In the poor, violent Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, worsening floods, drought and storms are pushing a growing number of migrants north.
A San Antonio Art Show Quietly Foregrounds Migrants’ Stories
More people are displaced than ever before — nearly 69 million. The scale of that crisis is hard to grasp, but visitors to One to Another will see it in a new light.
Trump Administration Orders Refugee Shelters to Direct Pregnant Teens to Anti-Abortion Clinics
“The government certainly has been relentless in their attempts to find ways to force their anti-abortion beliefs on this population,” said an ACLU attorney.
Undocumented Teen Gets Abortion after Weeks of Court Battles, Alleged Abuse
The ruling allowing Doe to get the abortion does not yet change the federal policy that initially blocked her procedure.
Photo Exhibit in Houston Changes the Narrative on Refugees
"There is no room for dignified depiction of refugees, and they’re not shown as human beings with hopes and plans to go back to normal life."
GOP Senator Declares War on Empty Office in Quixotic Effort to Keep Out Refugees
The bill would do nothing to keep the feds from placing refugees in Texas, but limits the state’s ability to negotiate specifics of resettlement.
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As political leaders argue over the crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, local communities and nonprofits carry the weight.
Judge Halts Child Care License for Dilley Detention Center
Citing the potential for abuse at the center, a Travis County judge prevented Texas’ child welfare agency from licensing the facility for child care.