{"id":119919,"date":"2026-01-12T13:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119919\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:39:16","slug":"san-antonio-city-council-to-hold-special-session-on-increased-ice-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/119919\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio City Council to hold special session on increased ICE presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public meeting will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 22<\/p>\n<p>About 50 people gathered outside City Hall on Wednesday night, calling for accountability after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 San Antonio City Council is planning to hold a special session on Jan. 22 about the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, according to a councilmember\u2019s Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">District 1 Councilwoman Sukh Kaur announced that the meeting would take place at 1 p.m. to address community concerns around federal agents in the city, and how the San Antonio Police Department fits into that role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe hope that we can all have a good conversation about what we\u2019re required to do,\u201d Kaur said, in part,&#8221; but making sure we\u2019re still keeping all members of our community safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">There will be time in the session for the public to share their thoughts. Kaur has not yet said where this session will take place, and an agenda is not yet available on the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Read more on KSAT:<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsAvery Meurer headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/AMTB4591BVPLGTHZXBVLNM1AMS\/\" title=\"View Avery Meurer&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avery Meurer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Avery Meurer is a Content Gatherer for KSAT 12. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Communications\/Radio, Television and Film, as well as a Creative Writing Certificate. 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