In 2022, The City of San Antonio paid $300,000 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office in a settlement to end two lawsuits over a 2017 human smuggling incident. Paxton sued the city saying it violated the state’s controversial Senate Bill 4 — known as an anti-sanctuary cities law.

As Trump intensifies his immigration crackdown, Mexico begins constructing massive shelters to prepare for mass deportations, with trailers already arriving to house thousands. Sanctuary cities face pressure as Trump targets local officials who resist federal enforcement.