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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Family immigration centers

Jaylee Paredes, Contributor February 3, 2026

Texas is currently the only state that has federal immigration detention centers that house children and their parents. Families detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are sent to Texas,...

ICE only protects and serves itself

ICE only protects and serves itself

McKenzie Siller, Staff Writer January 27, 2026

Hive mind soldiers claim to keep the streets clean when really they are taking innocent people from their families’ homes. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is staining the roads red to satisfy...

Welcome to hell, ‘cemetery of living’

Welcome to hell, ‘cemetery of living’

Lyna Arraour, Assistant Opinion Editor November 25, 2025

In a deeply troubling three-country arrangement, 252 Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. were rounded up and shipped to a notoriously inhumane prison in El Salvador, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo....

$100K H-1B fee threatens U.S. innovation

$100K H-1B fee threatens U.S. innovation

Iyanu Muyiwa, Contributor October 14, 2025

The U.S. recently imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications. Previously, fees ranged from $2,000 to $5,000. The change is drastic, immediate and far-reaching. This is not a small adjustment;...

$1.2 billion for cages, not care

$1.2 billion for cages, not care

Mia Almaraz, Contributor September 9, 2025

President Donald Trump’s administration has set an alarming objective to deport one million immigrants every year. Within Trump’s first 100 days in office, raids, funding and detention were ramped...

Immigration: Racism disguised as invasion

Immigration: Racism disguised as invasion

Jake Mireles, Contributing Writer September 27, 2022

Since the conception of humanity, immigration has been a driving force of progress. Starting with the first human exodus from Africa, mankind has always moved towards greener pastures. In modern-day America,...

Public charge rule echoes xenophobia

Public charge rule echoes xenophobia

Ana Lorant, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

The Trump administration is making headway on their aggressive anti-immigration stance after a 5-4 Supreme Court decision, on Monday, Jan. 27, in favor of implementing a new public charge rule that would...

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