The following is an important plea for help from Austin Jews and Partners for Refugees. Dear Friends! Because funds for all federally-funded refugee services are either shut off or continue to be indefinitely frozen, refugee agencies in Central Texas have now been...
We know what he did the first time he was president. The first thing he did in 2017 was institute a Muslim travel ban. Then he ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to begin rounding up and deporting immigrants living in this country who can’t prove they...
In recent years, and especially during 2018-2020, this organization helped raise awareness and funds to aid immigrants seeking shelter or legal aid. Some of us on the Board volunteered to help migrants fill out asylum applications. They were temporary detainees at...
During the Trump era (2017-2020), corporations that profit from detention, especially those at the U.S.-Mexico border did very well. Mr. Trump is running again for a second presidency. His allies have put together an agenda known as Project 25 to support his vision,...
The Rio Grande Valley, or el Valle del Rio Bravo, is a collection of small town border communities in Texas. The region is well known to Texans as a citrus center for agriculture, home for the delicious red grapefruit. Lacking a major city center it is also known as...
