by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Sep 8, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
BUOY LAWSUIT UPDATES Texas continues to waste taxpayer dollars on lawsuits to keep buoy barriers on the Rio Grande that have already caused grave injury and death to various people, including children. Texas wants to enforce immigration law on their own terms while...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 25, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Latest Posts
New Asylum Shelter Location in Matamoros For many months, various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from both Texas and Mexico have diligently coordinated together, and this past week, worked with asylum seeking families to relocate them from the outdoors asylum...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 23, 2023 | Advocacy 101, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Last week, it was an honor and a privilege to attend the BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership two-day event in San Benito hosted by the National Network for...
by Bee Moorhead | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Faith Leader Statements, Global Climate Policy, Human Migration, Human Rights, Issues, Latest Posts
This week, the three ELCA Lutheran bishops of Texas issued a joint letter to Governor Abbott urging him to end Operation Lone Star. The letter was coordinated by the ELCA AMMPARO Program and Texas Impact. Read the letter...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 11, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
These past few weeks have clearly showcased, how US immigration piecemeal policies and illegal state intrusion of federal immigration enforcement laws, have created the conditions that allow for the infliction of rampant patterns of cruelty against families and...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Aug 4, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Blog, Faith Communities, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
The above photograph depicts Pastor Barberi, some Courts & Ports participants, praying alongside asylum seeking families waiting for a CBP One appointment at an encampment in Matamoros. Immigration issues are often, erroneously, thought of as a “border problem”....
