150 Community Members Detained in San Antonio Immigration Raid: SA Stands Calls for Transparency
Local groups urge the San Antonio City Council to hold an oversight hearing into SAPD’s involvement and the impact on

SA Stands wins $1M Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
Press Release: Tuesday, July 12, 2022For immediate release SAN ANTONIO, TX — SA Stands celebrates the historic creation of a

Manny Pelaez betrays community’s efforts for a comprehensive cite and release policy
Press Release: December 2, 2021 For immediate release SAN ANTONIO, TX — Yesterday the SA Stands coalition learned that Councilman
Activists drop off hundreds of petitions to urge Pelaez and Rocha-Garcia to support a Cite and Release Ordinance
SAN ANTONIO, TX — On Friday, October 22nd, members of SA Stands, a local coalition that has worked the past

#DefundThemAll Action
On Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 SA Stands joined the Defund SAPD coalition to say abolish and defund every level of
SA Groups Demand Moratorium for All Minor Offenses Arrests Amidst COVD19 Crisis and Beyond
Coalition of 26 Local Advocacy Groups Urge City of San Antonio and San Antonio Police Department to halt arrests for

SA Stands to start the “San Antonio Undocumented Workers Fund” to Provide Relief to Those Excluded from the CARES Act
SAN ANTONIO— Today, SA Stands, along with other local organizations, launched the “San Antonio Undocumented Workers Fund”. When Congress passed

COVID-19 Outbreak: Urgent Responses and Solutions Required by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
May 21, 2020 Sheriff Javier Salazar: We, the undersigned organizations and residents of Bexar County, are deeply concerned regarding the
Universal City Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously votes against VisionQuest’s for-profit child detention center again
Coalition of 26 Local Advocacy Groups Testify Against Child Detention UNIVERSAL CITY — Last night, members of the SA Stands

City Council Denies VisionQuest’s Zoning Request for New Child Detention Facility
Coalition of 26 Local Advocacy Groups Stopped VisionQuest’s Detention Growth SAN ANTONIO — Yesterday, members of the SA Stands coalition
Victory! Universal City Council unanimously votes against VisionQuest’s for-profit child detention center
UNIVERSAL CITY — Last night, members of the SA Stands coalition urged Universal City council members to deny VisionQuest’s rezone