🌱 Why a San Juan DACA mom fears ICE could return any day

Good morning San Juan! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a San Juan DACA mom fears ICE could return any day
• Why a San Juan police crash lawsuit just got shut down
• How ICE detentions are separating families across San Juan and the Valley

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 77.
• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 77 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Border Report Live: DACA recipient fears being re-arrested (cw39.com) — In San Juan, a DACA recipient and nursing assistant recently released from ICE detention says she fears being arrested again, even while monitored by an ankle device. Speaking at LUPE’s San Juan headquarters alongside Sen. Alex Padilla, she and local advocates describe rising immigration enforcement and growing anxiety among Rio Grande Valley families with lapsed or vulnerable DACA status.
   

• Appellate court affirms dismissal of officer collision suit (legalnewsline.com) — San Juan residents should know that an appeals court has upheld the city’s legal immunity in a lawsuit over a 2023 crash involving a San Juan police officer responding to an emergency call. The ruling leaves the plaintiff’s negligence claims dismissed with prejudice, after judges found no clear error in how the lower court handled notice of a key hearing.
   

• Thousands of children are losing parents to ICE detention, report says (abc27.com) — A recent report on ICE detentions was highlighted during a news conference in San Juan, where a Texas civil rights leader warned that local Rio Grande Valley families are being torn apart. The study estimates over 145,000 U.S.-citizen children nationwide have lost at least one parent to ICE custody since 2025, with thousands losing all parental support and facing long-term emotional and economic harm.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Pharr

• PSJA ISD Educator Receives Prestigious Statewide Humanities Award (texasborderbusiness.com)
• Hidalgo County Judge's Office Launches 'Storm Safe with Sunny' Puppet Show to Teach Children Hurricane Preparedness (riograndeguardian.com)
• STHS Children's marks 20 years with gala honoring the pediatric providers behind its success (riograndeguardian.com)

McAllen

• ‘Big win for the Valley': McAllen International Airport adds nonstop flights to Phoenix with American Airlines (valleycentral.com)
• McAllen is now officially a Movie Friendly City (riograndeguardian.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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