San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is demanding transparency from federal authorities after a recent immigration raid involving Texas DPS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), The FBI and U.S. Border Patrol agents on the city’s North Side.
The operation, which took place Sunday, November 16, near the intersection of San Pedro Avenue and Basse Road, resulted in multiple detentions and raised concerns among residents and city officials about the use of federal immigration enforcement within city limits.
City leaders said they were not notified in advance of the raid, which unfolded in a busy commercial corridor and was captured on bystander video circulating on social media. Witnesses reported a heavy presence of federal agents stopping vehicles and questioning individuals who may or may not have had legal immigration status…