Protecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter – November 4th, 2020
Dear Partners and Friends, Thank you so much for wanting to stay up to date on what’s happening. Here’s the latest roundup of immigration-related news, [...]
Read MoreChildren’s Defense Fund of Texas Strongly Opposes the Proposed New Requirements for Immigrant Sponsors
By Sara Albanna ACTION ITEM BELOW! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants” was published [...]
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Black Lives Matter Initiatives: A Three Part Approach to Support the Movement
By CDF-TX What We Believe The Children’s Defense Fund–Texas has worked tirelessly for 20 years to make sure every child has a level playing field, [...]
Read MoreImmigrant Detention Demographics are Changing
By Sara Albanna and Cheasty Anderson In recent decades, immigrants from the ‘Northern Triangle’ countries (Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador) have constituted an outsized proportion [...]
Read MoreProtecting Immigrant Communities Newsletter – October 16, 2020
By Sara Albanna and Cheasty Anderson Dear Partners and Friends, Thank you so much for wanting to stay up to date on what’s happening. Here’s [...]
Read MoreTracking ICE’s Death Flights
By Sara Albanna and Cheasty Anderson During the constant onslaught of anti-immigrant policies during this Administration, there are many organizations doing heroic and important work [...]
Read MoreRethinking Hispanic Heritage Month: Moving Beyond the Palatable
By Andrew Martinez “Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens...” This is how the [...]
Read MoreICE: Federally Funded Abuse and Neglect
By Cheasty Anderson and Sara Albanna In recent weeks the news of forced sterilization of women detained at an ICE facility in Georgia has shaken [...]
Read MoreEliminating Barriers Between Texans and Voting
By: Maggie Stern Texans will begin going to the polls on October 13th in the midst of an unprecedented public and civic health crisis. Nearly [...]
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