by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Nov 10, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Governor Abbott called a fourth special legislative session earlier this week, right after the third special session ended without having passed the most nefarious of their proposed state immigration legislation. During the last special session, the House and Senate...
by Bee Moorhead | Oct 31, 2023 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom, Spotlight
Here’s a real horror story: HB 4 would allow law enforcement anywhere in Texas to round up American citizens, take them to a port of entry, and order them to leave the country. Sounds like fiction? We wish it were. Watch the video and then call your state...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 26, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past week, three Seminary students, a priest, and a writer joined me in the Rio Grande Valley for our Courts and Ports Border Witness program. In less than 24 hours from their arrival, they found themselves sitting in front of an Immigration Judge witnessing...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 13, 2023 | Asylum, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement, Legislative
This week the Texas Legislature began its third Special session. As expected, border bills were on the agenda. On Tuesday, with short notice, the Senate Border Security Committee held a hearing to discuss the two immigration bills filed, Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) and...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Congregation and Group Action, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
This past Sunday, Wellspring UMC kicked-off October with a letter writing project as part of their “World Communion Sunday” celebration with the theme, “The World at Our Borders”. Texas Impact staff joined Wellspring UMC to share resources and information on the...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA) DECISION On September 13, 2023, Texas Southern District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy unlawful, but making it clear the ruling does not require that federal...
