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City manager outlines ICE data posting, trainings and proposed code changes to regulate private detention facilities

San Antonio City Council · April 9, 2026
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City Manager Maria told the council the city has posted regional ICE activity data to its website, rolled out staff training, and posted proposed Unified Development Code amendments to regulate private detention centers; staff also outlined options for a community reporting mechanism and a possible justice fund, with further briefings planned.

City Manager Maria provided the San Antonio City Council an update on actions tied to a February resolution directing the city to evaluate strategies related to federal immigration enforcement and the use of private detention facilities.

Maria said the city has linked regional ICE activity data to its website so residents can view reports that ICE publishes and emphasized the data are regional rather than San Antonio-specific. "We have linked the ICE report to the city's website under the compliance opportunity and access web page," Maria said.

She said departments with public-facing facilities — including libraries, human services, parks and recreation, metro health and development services — have begun…

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