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Call to Faith In Action: Team Brownsville Needs All Hands on Deck 

Call to Faith In Action: Team Brownsville Needs All Hands on Deck 

Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum seekers at the border are going to take place. In conjunction with the migration plan...
Houston, We Have Work to Do

Houston, We Have Work to Do

People of Faith Are Preparing to Get Out the Vote As the 88th Texas Legislature marches on, a group of Texas Impact advocates in the Greater Houston area met this week to set their sights beyond the session and start considering how to focus their energy after sine...
Put Your Faith Into Immediate Action: Submit Your Unique Comment Opposing the Asylum Transit Ban

Put Your Faith Into Immediate Action: Submit Your Unique Comment Opposing the Asylum Transit Ban

Submit your comment here: https://immigrationjustice.quorum.us/campaign/44910/ TLDR: The Biden administration’s proposed asylum transit ban and contemplation of the use of family detention again is simply recycling the previous administration’s cruel tactics to erode...
Texas United Women in Faith Legislative Event 2023: Faith in Action Despite Ice and Rain

Texas United Women in Faith Legislative Event 2023: Faith in Action Despite Ice and Rain

My first time attending and participating in the three-day Texas United Women in Faith (UWFaith) Legislative Event this past month has left me filled with much hope for this legislative year. A room full of Texans from various denominations who are putting their faith...
Paving the Way for Religious Freedom in the 88th Legislative Session

Paving the Way for Religious Freedom in the 88th Legislative Session

In a press conference on February 7, Representative Salman Bhojani of House District 92 announced his new Religious Freedom Agenda, a package of bills that expands religious protections in Texas, with a focus on optional state holidays, state exam test dates, and...
Courts & Ports Chats with Migration Research Professors and Students 

Courts & Ports Chats with Migration Research Professors and Students 

Last week, I had the refreshing opportunity to meet with professors and students from Texas State University, UT-RGV, and George Washington University who have funding from the National Science Foundation to study “the geography of migration and (in)security at the...
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