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Roberto Marquez of Dallas adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio. 

Absurd lines: Part II

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the asymmetry of political belief when it comes to immigration: Voters against immigration tend to prioritize the issue over those in favor of it.

Absurd lines: Part II
Body bags lie at the scene where a tractor trailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, in San Antonio, Texas

Migrant smuggling networks arise from the 'lack of legal pathways' into the US, expert says

Migrant smuggling networks arise from the 'lack of legal pathways' into the US, expert says
In this file photo, Democratic US presidential candidates Julian Castro, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are pictured on stage at a First in the West Event at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 17, 2019.

Former presidential hopeful Julián Castro urges Latinos to vote for Biden

Former presidential hopeful Julián Castro urges Latinos to vote for Biden
churros on a plate

Old Mexican recipes going as far back as the 1700s made available during lockdown as e-books

Old Mexican recipes going as far back as the 1700s made available during lockdown as e-books
Flowers are seen on the star of late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez after it was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on November 3, 2017.

What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today

What Selena’s life and legacy tell us about Latinx identity today
A mural of the Beatles

How the Beatles created a sense of ‘place’ for this Argentinian American

When Lucía Benavides moved to the US from Argentina as a young girl, she clung to the Beatles’ music for something familiar.

How the Beatles created a sense of ‘place’ for this Argentinian American
sisters

A father with HIV was separated from his daughters at the border

The Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating kids from parents ended in June of 2018, after massive outrage. But Andrea and her sisters are among more than 950 kids the ACLU now claims were taken from parents after that date.

A father with HIV was separated from his daughters at the border
A woman holds open a magazine with an illustration of an astronaut and cat on the cover. The woman's eyes are visible above the pages.

No ordinary saint, St. Sucia is a rebel zine for Latinx feminists

With a trailblazing zine centered around a rebel “saint,” Isabel Castro and Natasha Hernandez create a space for Latinx individuals looking for gender-challenging, border-crossing and ass-kicking representation.

No ordinary saint, St. Sucia is a rebel zine for Latinx feminists
Julián Castro

Julián Castro makes climate change a central theme of his presidential campaign

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro, who is running for president as a Democrat, has made climate change one of his key issues on the campaign trail.

Julián Castro makes climate change a central theme of his presidential campaign
Alicia Cruz, in the center of the photograph, is shown wearing a jean jacket and putting her left hand on the shoulder of the woman next to her.

Therapists help migrants in San Antonio through trauma after detention

Two psychotherapists from San Francisco put their skills to use in an unlikely place: a San Antonio bus station where newly arrived migrants were being released by ICE, with few resources.

Therapists help migrants in San Antonio through trauma after detention
Kansas Jayhawks center Udoka Azubuike drives to the basket against Clemson Tigers forward Elijah Thomas during the first half in the semifinals of the Midwest regional of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

After six years, this Nigerian mother and son will reunite — at the Final Four

But that is all set to change this weekend. When Udoka Azubuike leads his Kansas Jayhawks into the men's college basketball Final Four against Villanova in San Antonio, his mom should be cheering in the stands.

After six years, this Nigerian mother and son will reunite — at the Final Four
First responders are at the scene of shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs

26 people killed in a shooting at a Texas Baptist church

The shooter was reportedly killed after the incident, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio.

26 people killed in a shooting at a Texas Baptist church
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Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion

A small clinic in McAllen, Texas, is the only abortion provider for hundreds of miles. Earlier this week when Jane Doe, an undocumented teenager held in detention, was allowed to have an abortion, this is where she came.

Meet the women who escorted Jane Doe to her abortion
Kenneth Park (L) and Juweon Kim at Vatos Urban Tacos in Seoul.

These two entrepreneurs took Korean-Mexican fusion cuisine back to Seoul

When you move your family abroad, you bring your culture with you. Your language, your religion and maybe, most importantly for some, your food. That's been true for years for the more than 300,000 Korean immigrants living in Southern California. Now there is a growing number of them that are moving back to Seoul, and they are returning with a food culture that is simmered in the melting pot that is Los Angeles.

These two entrepreneurs took Korean-Mexican fusion cuisine back to Seoul
A young child takes refuge from Hurricane Harvey and plays with toys at a downtown church playroom.

With Harvey approaching, ICE left 50 immigrant women and children stranded at a bus station

On Friday, ICE officials dropped 50 women and their children at a bus station, after their asylum applications were approved. But with Harvey approaching, bus routes were canceled, leaving the women and children stranded.

With Harvey approaching, ICE left 50 immigrant women and children stranded at a bus station