SAN ANTONIO — While immigration arrests are down nationwide, those in San Antonio's migrant community still worry about the future--especially after a prominent human rights activist was taken into ICE custody in recent weeks.

The latest numbers from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), indicate ICE arrests of noncitizens have seen a 14% decline, from a daily average of 1,125 in June to 1,055 daily apprehensions in August.

The reduction in arrests falls below the level of 3,000 daily arrests ordered by the Trump administration last May.

On Aug. 20, ICE arrested Yadira Cordoba of Nicaragua at a routine immigration appointment in San Antonio. Cordoba’s 15-year-old son, Orlando, was killed by a sniper during the 2018 anti-government protests.

Cordoba went on to speak out

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