Posted 3:54 PM 4/20/2026 by Lomi Kriel

A federal judge in Texas ordered the release of an Egyptian family of six, including 5-year-old twins, who are believed to be the longest detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, the only federal immigrant facility authorized to hold parents with their children.

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Posted 11:28 AM 4/18/2026 by Santiago Caicedo

A priest in Mission says a planned border wall near a historic chapel will disrupt a sacred space.

Father Roy Snipes holds Mass at La Lomita Chapel every Friday morning at the crack of dawn. He's been connected to the site for 46 years and made his final vows as an Oblate there.

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Posted 3:39 PM 4/17/2026 by Santiago Caicedo

A Venezuelan-born doctor who was working in the Rio Grande Valley has been released from an immigration detention center in Laredo, his attorney said.

Dr. Ezequiel Veliz bonded out of immigration custody Thursday afternoon, 10 days after he was detained by Border Patrol agents at a (More)

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Posted 9:22 PM 4/15/2026 by Jose De Leon III

A Venezuelan-born doctor who was working to complete his medical residency program with UTRGV at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco before being detained by immigration authorities is set to be released.

The attorney for Dr. Ezequiel Véliz said on Wednesday a judge granted him a bond (More)

Posted 4:18 PM 4/16/2026 by Santiago Caicedo

A man said he is unsure of his wife’s future after she was detained by immigration authorities in McAllen.

“Losing your freedom, you are not OK when you lose your freedom," Milenko Faria said.

Faria is the husband of Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, a Venezuelan doctor who worked at (More)