ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says

The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract. The post ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says appeared first on San Antonio Current.

The Price of Cruelty: Inside the for-profit ICE detention centers near San Antonio

People at the facilities, including children, face inhumane treatment along with inadequate food and medical care, a growing number of critics charge. The post The Price of Cruelty: Inside the for-profit ICE detention centers near San Antonio appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Report: Trump likely to endorse Sen. John Cornyn in GOP runoff

President Donald Trump will soon endorse U.S. Sen. John Cornyn over his rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the Republican Party’s hotly contested May 26 runoff, the Atlantic reports, citing presidential advisors. Though Trump teased an endorsement in early February, he ultimately declined

Texas leaders vying to privatize public education — and San Antonio’s NEISD in the crosshairs

Critics say repeated threats by Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials to take over schools campuses are part of a plan to discredit public education. The post Texas leaders vying to privatize public education — and San Antonio’s NEISD in the crosshairs appeared first on San Antonio Current.