SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday formally opposing the purchase of a San Antonio warehouse for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use as a migrant detention center.
The move is seen as largely symbolic since county courts don’t have jurisdiction over federal property.
“And as powerful as I am as Bexar County commissioner, there’s jack that I can do about it because whether you want to understand it or not, we do have jurisdiction and laws,” said Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores at the commissioners meeting. “And so we will continue to do as much as we can to fight against this.”
The resolution also asks for transparency from ICE on the detention center’s operations and for agents to respect migrants’ health and due process rights.