by Gracie Bonilla | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog, Civic Engagement, Latest Posts
Click Here to Download Our "Meet with Your Legislator" Printout Even though the next Texas legislative session isn’t until January, it’s never too early to meet with Texas lawmakers! Use these upcoming months to prepare and share your thoughts....
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jul 12, 2024 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Climate Migration and Hurricane Beryl From Africa to Canada, where it is now a “post-tropical cyclone”, there is no barrier, wall high enough, or restrictive immigration laws that could have contained the destruction and death that hurricane Beryl left in its...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 19, 2024 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
President Biden: “New Actions to Keep Families Together” President Biden announced two directives for the Department of Homeland Security that will keep American families together as they apply for permanent lawful status and streamline the waiver process for work...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Jun 13, 2024 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
President Biden: Proclamation and Rule on “Securing the Border” Last week, President Biden announced his proclamation on “Securing the Border” that went into effect on June 5, 2024. Many news outlets reported it as “shutting down the border” although that is not...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 17, 2024 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Religious Freedom
“Bienvenida” Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the We Will Resist Summit held in the beautiful borderlands of El Paso. As my Uber driver dropped me off at my destination, we chatted in Spanglish, and I eventually disclosed it was my first time in El...
by Kyle Riley | May 10, 2024 | Blog, Latest Posts, Reproductive Health Policy
This week, I spent time in New Orleans attending the SACReD Gathering 2024. SACReD, or the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity, is an organization “collaborating to advance Reproductive Justice through congregational education, culture change,...
