Human Migration
Affirmation of the right to migrate, and support for migrating people, is one of the oldest faith-rooted policy positions. Abrahamic scriptures include stories of individual and community migration. The scriptural message is clear that we are not merely to welcome the sojourner, but to see ourselves in their face. Migration policy in the U.S. is primarily a national policy issue, but Texas plays a unique role because of our international border.
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End of Title 42: Legal Walls Implemented
“I am only here because of what happened to me in my country” “I am only here because of what happened to me in my country. I didn't know how difficult this journey would be. I...
Texas Impact in the Rio Grande Valley to Witness End of Title 42: The True Story
The Above photo is of the port of entry bridge in Brownsville, Texas that leads into Matamoros, Mexico taken a few days after Title 42 ended. A HUGE Thank you from all of us at...
Senate Committee Sub for HB7
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This is Not a Fire Drill
If you have 60 seconds on Monday to call a legislative office, please call your state representative and urge them to remove the unregulated militia provisions from HB 20 when it...
Call to Faith In Action: Team Brownsville Needs All Hands on Deck
Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum...
Biden Manage Migration Plan: Seek Asylum from Your Home Country
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...
Bewildered by Border Bills?
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 picture.
“God’s Heart is Breaking”
Grassroots groups rally outside the Reagan Building at the Texas Capitol to protest HB20 and HB7.
Add Your Name: Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Join Texas denominational leaders in urging legislators to abandon plans to impose a harsh new anti-immigrant regime in Texas. The Texas Legislature is considering bills...
“I just don’t see how we are going to be able to that unless we are going to have prison camps.”
This past week there was the first round of real debate heard in the Senate Committee for Border Security. In the hearing, which was held on the morning of Thursday, March 30th,...
Put Your Faith Into Immediate Action: Submit Your Unique Comment Opposing the Asylum Transit Ban
Submit your comment here: https://immigrationjustice.quorum.us/campaign/44910/ TLDR: The Biden administration’s proposed asylum transit ban and contemplation of the use of family...
Texas United Women in Faith Legislative Event 2023: Faith in Action Despite Ice and Rain
My first time attending and participating in the three-day Texas United Women in Faith (UWFaith) Legislative Event this past month has left me filled with much hope for this...
Courts & Ports Chats with Migration Research Professors and Students
Last week, I had the refreshing opportunity to meet with professors and students from Texas State University, UT-RGV, and George Washington University who have funding from the...
New Year, New Ways to Thwart Human Rights
TLDR: Requiring asylum seekers to make an appointment from their country of origin to seek asylum contradicts the very essence of asylum laws. The Administration's new "parole"...
Border Update With Fabi: Migrants in Crisis
Ship supplies to nonprofits helping asylum seekers at the Texas-Mexico border: Angry Tias and Abuelas of the RGV U-HAUL /Cindy Candia Angry Tias and Abuelas Units 222 & 223...