by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | May 3, 2023 | Asylum, Asylum Ban, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
TLDR: On April 27th, Biden Administration officials announced their plans to help manage migration in light of Title 42, a pandemic health policy set to expire on May 11th. Use of Title 8 expedited removal proceedings, credible fear interviews in custody, and the...
by Bee Moorhead | May 1, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative, Race & Gender, Religious Freedom
Dear Texas Lawmakers: We write to you as members and leaders of faith communities throughout the State of Texas. Our faith is the foundation on which our political priorities are built. We care deeply about our neighbors – all of them, and especially the...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 19, 2023 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Trying to get a handle on the wide range of “border security” bills in the Legislature? Fabi has created this helpful graphic that illustrates the big...
by Fabiola Olvera Benitez | Apr 14, 2023 | Asylum, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
On April 12th, 2023 the House committee for State Affairs laid out HB 20 and HB 7, Texas’s most recent attempt to criminalize migrants. Texas Impact joined dozens of other grassroots groups to protest the bills and testify against them in the hearing, which was...
by Bobby Watson | Apr 14, 2023 | Human Rights, Latest Posts, Law Enforcement
On Wednesday April 12th the Texas Impact Ending Gun Violence (EGV) Issue team took their work to the Texas capitol and held a prayer breakfast to remember victims of gun violence and open up discussion on the issue. The event has been a long time coming for the EGV...
by Bee Moorhead | Apr 13, 2023 | Asylum, Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts, Legislative
Join Texas denominational leaders in urging legislators to abandon plans to impose a harsh new anti-immigrant regime in Texas. Add Your Name The Texas Legislature is considering bills that would establish a new, state-based system to repel, detain, and punish...
