by Kyle Riley | Aug 11, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
These past few weeks have clearly showcased, how US immigration piecemeal policies and illegal state intrusion of federal immigration enforcement laws, have created the conditions that allow for the infliction of rampant patterns of cruelty against families and...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 4, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
The above photograph depicts Pastor Barberi, some Courts & Ports participants, praying alongside asylum seeking families waiting for a CBP One appointment at an encampment in Matamoros. Immigration issues are often, erroneously, thought of as a “border problem”....
by Kyle Riley | Jul 27, 2023 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Houston Faith Votes, Latest Posts
In anticipation of Texas Impact’s Houston Faith Votes Kick-off Events on 8/20, 8/26, and 8/27 (register here), I am speaking with several faith leaders across Houston. Through these dialogues, faith leaders explore why voting is vital for their community, and why it’s...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jul 26, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Take Action: Join our Webinar To learn more about this necessary immigration reform and future opportunities to get involved, head to txfaith.org/DIGNIDADwebinar to register for our webinar on Thursday, August 3rd at 6:30 pm CDT. We have not seen comprehensive...
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...
