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West Side
5:11 pm
Tue March 12, 2013

Cesar Chavez March For Justice Set For March 30

At the end of the month on San Antonio’s near west side, thousands of people will march from Guadalupe Street into downtown for the annual Cesar Chavez March.

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Fronteras Desk
12:58 pm
Thu March 7, 2013

How To Stop People From Overstaying Visas

Credit Cristina Esquivel / Fronteras
Relatives wait outside the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, where Mexican citizens can apply for a temporary visa.

Many of the people in the U.S. illegally actually came legally on a temporary visa, but then never went home. What authorities are doing to combat high crime rates on the Navajo Nation. A preview of a documentary that profiles a Tijuaana actor who also makes money as an immigrant smuggler. Finally, an interview with actor Lou Diamond Phillips about his latest film, "Filly Brown," and his career.

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Border & Immigration
3:28 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

Border Patrol Catches Sex Offender In Del Rio

Credit U.S. Border Patrol

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station apprehended a convicted sex offender Tuesday morning.

Agents patrolling a local ranch near the Buena Vista area encountered 46-year old Jose Luis Dones-Berreles  - an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.

During processing, agents discovered that Dones-Berreles had been previously deported from the United States and was a registered sex offender.

A criminal records check revealed that Dones-Berreles has a 2009 conviction out of Harris County for indecency with a child and served two years on that charge.

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Fronteras Desk
1:00 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

San Antonio Veteran Channels War Experience Through Creative Writing

Credit Chris Eudaily / TPR
Chris Hernandez sits down with TPR's Crystal Chavez to discuss how his military career has impacted his writing career.

An interview with combat veteran Chris Hernandez of San Antonio, who talks about how writing has helped him sort through his experiences at war. ICE has released hundreds of immigrants in recent days, immigrants who are now making their way back home. Stores that cater to the growing minority groups are doing well as the country’s demographics continue to change. We look at the secrets of one highly successful, family-owned supermarket chain.

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