Operation Lone Star and other similar programs have done nothing but harm people seeking refuge and damage communities across Texas. We need actual human solutions that respect human dignity.

#OperationLoneStar

Together w/our partners we have welcomed 33K+ ppl since Feb 23 who otherwise would have zero assistance. We've done that with zero funding. Funding decisions for migrant welcoming services in SD County should include local orgs on ground.

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🚨HERE NOW at Union Station, the May Day March is kicking off! Immigrant rights activists are in DC urging President Biden to support Temporary Protective Status, DED, & #WorkPermits for those who risk their lives every day: essential #ImmigrantWorkers .

In the past week, university admins across the country have enlisted police and engaged in violent tactics to repress peaceful student protests in support of Palestinian human rights.

Today our Refugee and Human Rights Clinic joined this letter standing with our students.👇

🚨Detention should NOT be about politics.

We are compelled to voice our profound disappointment with the historically high funding marked for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) detention infrastructure.
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Honored to have represented CGRS and joined forces with Natalie Dietrich Jones from SALISES Mona, Camila Bustos from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Jose Miranda from IRAP at the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos's hearings in Barbados. We advocated for protections for those displaced by the climate emergency.

Scoop: More than 100 immigrant, refugee, human rights and aid groups sent a letter demanding Congress and Biden reinstate funding to UNRWA USA

“Failing to do so would be a moral stain on this Administration and Congress’s legacy.' Read it here first: huffpost.com/entry/biden-co…

'We’ve seen how policies designed to deter & punish people who are coming to the U.S. to seek protection do not achieve their stated goal of stopping people from coming,” said [me] for Human Rights First “More of the same tired and unlawful policies

Polling reviewed by the Hill 'found that voters overwhelmingly support a softer approach to asylum if it is framed as a choice between humane and punitive approaches.' thehill.com/latino/4618409…

So proud of my colleague Felipe Navarro CGRS testifying before the Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos on ensuring protections for climate displaced individuals.

It was such an honor to participate in this historic hearing w/ colleagues Natalie Dietrich Jones from The UWI Mona Campus and Felipe Navarro from CGRS. We spoke about cross border migration, the fight of small island states, & internal displacement. José G. Miranda from IRAP also joined 🌎

NEW: Our op ed today in Truthout, highlighting the experiences of our detained asylum-seeking Afghan community members. Afghans seeking refuge face insurmountable barriers, and when they seek asylum face detention and the inherent abuse of ICE prisons. truthout.org/articles/afgha…

The answer is racism.

If we can welcome Ukrainians running from war, we are strong enough, powerful enough, generous enough, and smart enough to welcome Haitian mothers carrying their babies as they flee deteriorating conditions in home, and people from any part of the world…

I'm on my way to Barbados and feeling very honored to join these hearings in person to discuss the rights of climate displaced people. I will be presenting along with colleagues from CGRS Natalie Dietrich Jones & IRAP 🌿⚖️

Yesterday marked the start of Crime Victims’ Rights Week, dedicated to raising awareness and supporting victims and survivors of violent crime.

Immigrants who are undocumented victims of crime, particularly domestic violence and human trafficking, are especially vulnerable. /1🧵

June 18 Sarah Towle's 'Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands' book launch w/ NLG San Francisco Bay Area. 'Catalogs years of the US gov's nightmarish cruelty towards migrants...It's an inspiring account of many tireless, and seemingly fearless, immigration advocates.'--John Washington

1/ HaitianBridge's Guerline M.Jozef also spoke at today's Permanent Forum on People of #AfricanDescent side event on #Haiti : 'we are in disbelief of the level of hatred, inhumanity & blatant violence President Biden is perpetrating against Haiti...by sending ppl to their potential death.'

This is why HR 2 and HR 3602 are so dangerous. The coded language and racist dog whistles create the violence. My borderland home, our neighbors, and newcomers alike will once again be in the crosshairs.
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[1/3] Celebrating Immigrant Family Day 2024!

This past Thursday's Immigrant Family Day in San Francisco was a huge success! We're incredibly grateful to our partners and the inspiring immigrant community of the Bay Area.

In Cd #Juarez and El Paso this week, nearly 1️⃣ year into the Biden asylum ban, people overwhelmingly still don’t know its consequences for entering w/o a CBP1 appt, some don’t know of the CBP1 app & many can’t access it b/c of inequities (see humanrightsfirst.org/library/u-s-po…)