The Data: Border Patrol Land Encounters in Texas Decrease As of January 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows that Border Patrol (BP) land encounters with migrants throughout the entire southern land border decreased, and specifically the Texas-Mexico...
The U.S. Department of Justice and the ACLU Texas have filed lawsuits against SB4. The ACLU TX and Texas Civil Rights Project also filed a motion for preliminary injunction to stop SB4 from taking effect on March 5, 2024. The preliminary injunction hearing was...
After a year of managing our Courts & Ports Faithful Witness immersive program in the Rio Grande Valley, a common question that never failed to be asked was, “what can we do to help?” Today, I have a concrete answer. Right now, it is essential that faith...
Have you ever had to ask Texas Army National Guard Soldiers permission to enter a public park so that you can have the liberty to hold a vigil, pray, and sing worship songs in a public outdoor space? Last weekend, I was in Shelby Park in the city of Eagle Pass...
Today and for the next couple of days in the Rio Grande Valley area, The National Weather Service issued a Wind Chill Advisory: “dangerously cold wind chills would result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.” The cold weather conditions are a real...
2024 is here and the immigration world on every level continues to be non-stop. Here are some key updates to get you caught up and to remind you to stay–unidos sin miedo– in faith and in community together, we will get through this tumultuous year ahead of us. LOCAL:...