{"id":104203,"date":"2025-07-30T07:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/104203\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T07:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T07:22:17","slug":"as-detentions-surge-san-antonio-immigration-attorney-says-space-is-running-out-at-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/104203\/","title":{"rendered":"As detentions surge, San Antonio immigration attorney says space is running out at facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A San Antonio immigration attorney warns that an increasing number of people are being detained after appearing in immigration court downtown, a trend that could lead to a worsening humanitarian situation as space at detention facilities continues to dwindle.<\/p>\n

Laura Flores Dixit works with American Gateways, a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services. She said recent appellate-level changes mean nearly everyone showing up in person to court is now being detained \u2014 even if their case has not been dismissed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically everybody at this point who is appearing in person is getting detained because of new changes in law at the appellate level,\u201d Flores Dixit said. \u201cEven though the judges are not terminating their cases, they\u2019re still walking out of the court being detained. And ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is saying, \u2018Well, you will finish your case detained.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The greater concern now is capacity. Flores Dixit said detention facilities are running out of space and resources, making already challenging conditions even more dire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are relying on breaking these individuals,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s not space at all for all of these individuals, and it\u2019s becoming very tragic. Even more tragic than it was.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a Monday news conference, U.S. Rep. Greg Casar<\/a> called arrests outside the San Antonio Immigration Court \u201cdisturbing\u201d and vowed to take up the matter with Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones.<\/p>\n

ICE previously told KSAT<\/a> that agents have the authority to arrest immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission, even outside of court hearings.<\/p>\n

For now, Flores Dixit and her team are continuing to advocate for more virtual hearings as a way to avoid unnecessary detentions, but only four of the seven immigration judges in San Antonio currently allow that option.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s really important that people continue to recognize that this is an ongoing issue, that it\u2019s only getting worse,\u201d Flores Dixit said.<\/p>\n

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