Madrinas de Justicia

10/12/2026

Charlotte Victoria Wade, a freelance journalist from Scotland, who has been to Brownsville and volunteered with Madrinas de Justicia, returned in July to write an article about the changes in immigration rules along the border and how the Madrinas, and other organizations, have adapted to those changes.

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Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants remain in limbo in Mexican border cities as support networks wear thin.

09/24/2026

It’s National Migration week and a good time to consider vulnerable families and children. We work with many families that are facing detention , deportation threats and family separation.

Madrinas de Justicia work quietly , behind the scenes , reaching the most vulnerable families. We distribute food , clothing and toiletries to those who have been most impacted by policies that threaten family integrity.

We are asked to purchase bus or plane tickets for someone being released from immigration detention to go on to their family or sponsor. These tickets cost between $400-600 each. It’s something we want to continue doing , but can only do it with your support.

We are asked to purchase HEB gift cards so that migrant families can get groceries. Each family needs at least $100 worth of groceries a week . Again this is a priority , but we can only do this with your support. The more support we receive , the more families we can serve.

We are asked to provide commissary support for individuals detained in immigration detention facilities. This allows a person to purchase extra food items beyond what it provided. Each person gets $75 a month plus $25 which allows communication with loved ones via text or video chat.

Please consider these vulnerable families when you think of people in need. We are an all volunteer group so donations go directly to meet people’s needs.

www.granniesrespond.org
Our name Madrinas de Justicia is in the drop down menu

Thank you so much for your love and support

09/07/2026

The Madrinas were happy to help Pastor Navarro, Iglesia Bautista West Brownsville, by purchasing food and supplies for 5 families last Saturday at HEB Supermarket. With donations from friends and family, we can and will continue to aid the most vulnerable families. To be help us out, please use .org, click on the drop down menu and select Madrinas RGV.
Those we serve say thank you very much❣️

08/09/2026

A week in the life of the Madrinas de Justicia :

We began the week by assisting with a family that chose to self deport because the father had been previously deported . They arrived from another state and we brought them into Mexico so they could reunite with their family. Accompaniment is a sometimes heartbreaking ,but critical part of the work of the Madrinas

We recently received a grant from a local organization to provide some food and supplies for needy families and went shopping for items on the priority grocery list . Later we delivered it to another community organizer who had contacts with several families in need.

Next we bought a bus ticket for a middle eastern refugee leaving detention and going on to their sponsor across the country. They had been in detention for over a year. We were only able to make this connection working with attorneys and community organizers who helped bring the work together.

We ended off the week distributing supplies at our warehouse to Deaconess Cindy Johnson who with works La Posada Providencia as well Methodist pastors in the RGV. Again, she prioritizes families with limited resources who often live in fear of leaving their homes. Basic supplies such as diapers , wet wipes, rice and beans and hygiene items as most welcomed.

We can only do this work with donations from people who support our work. If you want to help us reach vulnerable families , please consider a donation to us @ www.granniesrespond.org and click on Madrinas RGV in the dropdown menu.

If you want to donate by check , please make your check out to Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden
And mail it to
Grannies Respond
PO Box 1106
Beacon, New York 12508.
Be sure to put Madrinas de Justicia in the memo

Please remember that we are fighting the good fight too. We’ve fought to continue doing this work , fought to keep our dignity under duress and now we are fighting a war for human rights , for compassion and justice.
Join us ! 🩵

05/18/2026

Want to help the Madrinas de Justicia do more ? We need your support now more than ever. These pictures represent people we are serving through your donations. We’re stretching what we have and prioritizing the most vulnerable individuals. These pictures are from a shelter in Reynosa. But there are more people we serve through donations in Matamoros.
We also work with families in crisis on the US side .Imagine a family being ripped apart with a parent sent back to another country and an older sibling taking care of the younger siblings indefinitely. It’s happening. With your donations , we can provide food assistance , clothing and bedding and medications when needed.
The Madrinas de Justicia work to bring justice and dignity to vulnerable families and individuals. You can be a part of this response.
Please donate @ Granniesrespond.org and click on the dropdown menu Madrinas RGV
A big thank you from those whom we serve. 🩵🌎💙

05/01/2026

A note from an attorney who is working her tail off trying to get people out and safe 🩵🫶🏽🕊️

“Our client reunited with her girls in Minneapolis. She was grabbed by ICE in Minneapolis during the Metro Surge, and transported in the middle of the night to Texas then New Mexico, lost for a while. It has been almost 5 months! Her kids were allowed to stay up to midnight to see her at the airport, and I think they get to stay home from school today!! yay! THANK YOU, LAS MADRINAS and everyone who helped. As always, I am so proud of the work y'll do in the RGV and beyond. Y'll impressed the folks up north with the speed in which y'll were able to pull this together. THANK YOU!”

Airline Ticket - $380.
Reunion with children - priceless

We can only continue to assist with getting people home with your donations. This is critical justice work. It’s putting our words into action.

Please join us in this fight 🫶🏽



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Make sure to click on Madrinas RGV in the drop down menu

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04/27/2026

Now is the time to be alert and aware. The Madrinas want to do the work of justice , to assist people with basic need including food , clothing and housing. We are being asked to help with transportation for individuals who have been detained in government detention facilities and are now being released to their families.
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We cannot do this without your support. We no longer have the kinds of funding pathways we once did. We must rely on individuals and organizations who want to support our mission.
We are all volunteers so no funds are being paid to salaries. We distribute in kind goods from our storage units , as well taking goods to shelters on the Mexican side of the border. We are sometimes asked to purchase tickets or nights in a hotel for vulnerable people being released.
This is quiet work , not a flashy , newsworthy event. The families we help support are known to their loved ones , their community and to us only so we can support them.
We can continue this work with your support. Thank you so much for all you do 💙

You can donate to us in several ways:

Our address for check remittance is
Grannies Respond
PO Box 1106
Beacon, NY 12508

Or you can click on this link and go to the drop down menu that says Madrinas RGV

Www.Granniesrespond.org

You can also donate to us using the FB link below.
Please don’t turn away. We can’t 😭

04/22/2026

We went to Dilley as a collaborative group from the Rio Grande Valley to protest family detention , children being imprisoned , human rights violations , racism and injustice. We came away as part of a much larger group of organizers , activists , humanitarians from all over the state and Texas as well as other parts of the country. We raised our voices in dismay , we raised our voices as advocates and allies to say we dissent. We protest. We do not approve of this incarceration of families and children. We cannot allow this to go on.
With your donations , we can continue to provide emergency food , clothing , toiletries and school supplies to those affected by deportation in our community. We respect , we protect , we reach out with assistance to those in need. Help us help them.

Granniesrespond.org
We are part of a larger organization supporting migrating people in need. Your support means that we can continue with our outreach.

04/08/2026

Join us at Dilley. If you can’t , help us support families affected by deportation and detention. The Madrinas work with pastors and organizations to identify families in need of resources. Your support allows us to serve more families. Help us help them🌎🫶🏽🌏