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FAITH COMMUNITIES: HEED YOUR CALL TO EQUIP FOR SB4

FAITH COMMUNITIES: HEED YOUR CALL TO EQUIP FOR SB4

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...
BORDER VIGIL HELD UNDER SURVEILLANCE OF OPERATION LONE STAR

BORDER VIGIL HELD UNDER SURVEILLANCE OF OPERATION LONE STAR

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...
IMMEDIATE WINTER NEEDS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY

IMMEDIATE WINTER NEEDS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY

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...
IMMIGRATION UPDATES TO START 2024

IMMIGRATION UPDATES TO START 2024

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:...
Migration Put in Perspective

Migration Put in Perspective

One of the interesting aspects of COP is its ability to put certain issues into perspective. Often US and Texas officials characterize migration as a foreign phenomenon, where political fragility or economic strife causes residents of the Global South to migrate to...
Climate and Migration at COP28 UAE

Climate and Migration at COP28 UAE

It is day three of Texas Impact’s witness of COP28 in Dubai, UAE. As this is my second COP I am coming into the event with a bit more preparation and perspective, yet, once again I am struck by the intersectionality of the climate negotiations. COP continues to be the...