February 05, 2025

Bexar County Sheriff Assures COPS/Metro that Sheriff's Dept. Will Recognize Parish IDs, Works to Allay Deportation Anxieties

In front of an assembly of 1,500 COPS/Metro leaders, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar committed to recognizing parish identification cards (developed in collaboration with the Archdiocese of San Antonio and other COPS/Metro congregations) as well as training deputies to ensure their recognition.

[Photo Credit: Ethan E. Rocke, San Antonio Express News]

Sheriff Salazar Commits to Recognizing Parish Identification, COPS/Metro Assembly Video [full video]

'Bring Down the Fear Level' - Bexar County Sheriff Tries to Calm Fears..., San Antonio Express-News [pdf]

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COPS/Metro Joins Congressman Castro and Others for a “Field Hearing: Examining the Community Impacts of Mass Deportation and Proposed ICE Warehouse.”

October 02, 2026

More than 200 leaders filled today’s public field hearing hosted by Congressman Joaquin Castro on mass deportations and the proposed ICE detention center in San Antonio. Congressman Castro was joined by TX State Senators Jose Menendez, Roland Gutierrez, TX Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, and San...

Not on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable: COPS/Metro Protects Essential Services in City Budget

September 25, 2026

At the urging of COPS/Metro and allies, San Antonio City Council passed the city’s first property tax rate increase in 33 years – protecting essential programs from cuts. Those programs include SA Ready to Work, the workforce development program COPS/Metro leaders fought to create.