by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jul 18, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
The above photo depicts DPS troopers on the US side of the river, while there are migrants cooling off in the river on the Mexican side, beneath the Matamoros/Brownsville port of entry bridge. DPS Trooper-Medic: “We need to recognize that these are people who are made...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jul 7, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Civic Engagement, Faith Communities, Get Involved, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Resources
TLDR: Migrant asylum encampment conditions worsen in Northern Mexico as migrants are forced to wait for CBP One appointments among other “legal walls” that they are subjected to. On the other hand, there is a proposed Bipartisan Immigration Reform bill...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 23, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
SCOTUS RULING: UNITED STATES v. TEXAS Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decision in U.S. v. Texas. Justice Kavanaugh delivered the opinion of the Court in an 8-1 decision that Texas and Loiusiana did not have Article III standing to bring...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 9, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
The above photo depicts the raised razor wire fence above the Rio Grande right across the asylum encampment in Matamoros. Over 70% Decrease in Southwest Border Encounters We are now a month into a post Title 42 world, the Covid-19 health regulation used to...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 26, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Latest Posts
“I am only here because of what happened to me in my country” “I am only here because of what happened to me in my country. I didn’t know how difficult this journey would be. I left my country with five other people and I am the only one out of that group that...