
July 03, 2020
After the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and many other Black lives at the hands of police, communities across the nation are engaging in a reckoning over the future of policing. Violence by police against Black people and other people of color is a systemic problem rooted in our nation’s history of racist violence. Recent events have made it clearer than ever that structural change is needed.
June 25, 2020
The Trump administration has used the COVID-19 pandemic to gut the right to asylum and implement far-reaching changes to our immigration system. The latest tools in its arsenal are expulsions of anyone seeking to cross the border under Title 42 of the US code and a raft of new asylum regulations that will make protection effectively impossible to win.
April 06, 2020
Three pieces of key federal legislation were recently enacted to help individuals, hospitals, businesses and local governments manage the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic fallout.
December 17, 2019
While many migrants and asylum seekers face serious challenges on their journey and in the US immigration system, African migrants encounter additional disadvantages. The color of their skin and their limited proficiency in Spanish make them vulnerable to different types of abuse.
November 04, 2019
This year’s ballot includes a city bond initiative, a slate of amendments to the Texas state constitution, a special election for the District 3 City Council seat currently held by Rep. Cassandra Hernandez and a few other measures depending on where you live.
September 20, 2019
The Trump administration has taken radical actions to limit asylum and build a wall at the southern border in flagrant disregard of the rights of migrants, border communities and the environment.
July 22, 2019
A new interim rule regarding asylum was issued by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice on July 16, 2019. The rule bars migrants arriving at the southern border from seeking asylum if they have already passed through a “third country” - another country where they can potentially seek asylum.
May 08, 2019
Remain in Mexico was rolled out in the Tijuana/San Diego area, expanding to Mexicali/Calexico and then Ciudad Juárez/El Paso by mid-March. As of early May 2019, over 3,000 migrants have been targeted under this program and returned to Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez alone.
Archive
2018
Q&A on Asylum Seekers - Nov 21, 2018
Wall imposed in El Paso’s historic neighborhood (Sep 21, 2018)
Paul VI, Oscar Romero and Francis’ Church of the Poor (Oct 16, 2018)
From Migrant Caravan to Exodus: Myths, Origins, Implications (Oct 16, 2018)
Ernesto Zedillo, Mexico, and the Legacies of Neoliberalism and State Violence (Aug 15, 2018)
Immigration Policy Update (Aug 13, 2018)
Right to Asylum Under Siege (Jul 11, 2018)
Mexico’s Historic Elections Brings Hope for Changes (Jul 03, 2018)
The U.S., Mexico and the persecution of Migrants on Both sides of the Border (May 23, 2018)
Frequently Asked Questions About Family Detention Executive Order (Jun 22, 2018)
Frequently Asked Questions about Separation of Families at the Border (Jun 18, 2018)
Family Separation and Asylum Turnaways (Jun 08, 2018)
Border Patrol Violence (May 31, 2018)
Immigration Update (May 16, 2018)
Separation of Families on the U.S.—Mexican Border as a Form of Torture (May 07, 2018)
Migrant Caravan & Immigration Updates (May 03, 2018)
Legacy of Guatemalan Bishop Gerardi (Apr 25, 2018)
Towards a Global "Beloved Community": Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Apr 04, 2018)
An Elegy for Noemi (Mar 21, 2018)
Troubling Decision in Jennings v. Rodriguez (Feb 28, 2018)
Congress Deadlock on Dreamers, the border and immigration reform (Feb 20, 2018)
Justice for Haitian migrants in the Americas (Jan 17, 2018)
Trump administration holds Dreamers hostage (Jan 09, 2018)
2017
Las Cruces: a Welcoming city to Immigrants (Dec 19, 2017)
The U.S withdrawal from UN Migration Compact (Dec 18, 2017)
Newly released DHS enforcement data heighten concerns in US-Mexico region (Dec 18, 2017)
White House Immigration Policy Priorities (Nov 27, 2017)
Update on SB4 and ICE Detainers (Oct 21, 2017)
DACA and Dreamers Quick Facts (Sep 14, 2017)
Defend DACA (Sep 11, 2017)
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Principles (Aug 23, 2017)
The Raise Act (Aug 23, 2017)
Stand with Dreamers (Aug 23, 2017)
The Border Wall (Jul 25, 2017)
SB4 (May 16, 2017)