Take Action: Tell Congress to End MPP Now Early in the morning on Thursday, October 10, migrants began blocking the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville in protest of the Administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocol” (MPP), also known as Remain in Mexico,...
On August 29-30, a group of 100 Texas faith leaders traveled from all over the state to learn about current American immigration policy and meet with migrants camped in Matamoros, Mexico, awaiting the opportunity to beg for asylum in the US. The faith leaders—most of...
On Monday, August 12, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of a final rule that would amend the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) regulations to inadmissibility on public charge grounds. Final Rule...
Texas Impact begins its August Action for Migration Justice in less than a week. As our members prepare to meet with Congressional Representatives throughout the state of Texas, we want to highlight concerns around the Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our...
We’ve created two sets of resources for congregations and individuals to use during August Week of Action for Migration Justice. First is a set of worship resources, including sermon starters, educational materials, prayers, and readings from various faith...
As a summer intern with Texas Impact, I attended the Children’s Defense Fund/Texas Organizing Project protest at the new Carrizo Springs detention camp for children on Wednesday, July 3. No one had been expecting high turnout, but when we pulled onto the narrow oil...
