by Sarah Cruz | Jun 17, 2021 | Human Rights
What is Title 42 and what does it do? Title 42 at the border refers to an order released on March 20th, 2021 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that suspended the entry of certain individuals into the U.S. to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. ...
by Sarah Cruz | Apr 20, 2021 | Human Rights, Latest Posts
Migrant Protection Protocols Update On January 21st, 2021, the Biden administration announced the suspension of additional enrollments in the Trump era policy, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Under MPP, asylum seekers who arrived at the southern border...
by Sidney Earnheart | Mar 16, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Individual Action
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many Texas Impact members wondered if it would be safe to vote in-person, and if voting by mail might be a viable alternative. Before we were able to provide our members with a recommendation regarding voting by mail, Texas Impact...
by Sidney Earnheart | Mar 10, 2021 | Human Migration, Resources
A new report by Texas Impact shows that the federal agency charged with sheltering unaccompanied migrant children has a practice of placing children in facilities with histories of child abuse. Read the...
by Sarah Cruz | Jan 29, 2021 | Human Rights, Latest Posts
Among President Biden’s promises was to restore U.S. immigration policy to reflect our values as a nation of immigrants and longstanding commitment to protect and welcome the world’s most vulnerable. The first moves by the Biden administration to overturn four years...
by JD Smith | Nov 20, 2020 | Human Rights, Race & Gender, Resources
What Makes a Holiday a Holiday? When I think about Thanksgiving, I cannot imagine it without stuffing. Now, I’m given to understand that it cannot actually be called “stuffing” without it being stuffed into a turkey, but my family calls it stuffing and it comes from a...
