Texas Refugee And Immigrant Network

09/21/2022

If you register and participate for the entire listening session, you will also receive a $25 Visa Gift Card via email no more than two weeks later of the event. ***Please note that this session will be in ENGLISH ONLY, we will have a Spanish only session on October 5th.*** Register here: https://ilrc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscO6hqDksE9NQfq019TZ9BbHjTl8_wLHS

08/04/2022

just put Trump Republicans on notice by dropping a banner in the middle of Criminals Perpetrating an Authoritarian Conspiracy (CPAC)! We will not sit idly by as they scheme and devise ways to make it harder for us to vote, love, dream, and choose! We know that they have chosen to thrust the US into facism, by claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, trying to rewrite the Constitution, and making it harder for people of color and poor people to vote. With today’s action, we are in solidarity with Generation Vote, and promise to hold those trying to steal our democracy accountable!

07/07/2022

**Mark your Calendar!!**
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at the Bexar County Commissioner's Court to make your voices heard! Commissioner Rodriguez will make the first step to start an Immigrant Legal Defense Fund (ILDF) that will help immigrants, residents of Bexar County, who are facing deportation proceedings. WE NEED AS MANY TESTIMONIES AS POSSIBLE IN FAVOR OF THIS GREAT PROPOSAL!

Testimony: 9:00am-11:00am. (You must get there BEFORE 9am to sign-up to testify in person)
Press Conference: 11:30am-12:30pm
Location: Bexar County Commissioners Court: 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205

If you haven’t already, please register HERE:

Thank you for deciding to take action with SA Stands on ***Tuesday, July 12th, 2022** at the Bexar County Commissioner's Court. Commissioner Rodriguez will make the first step to start a legal defense fund that will help immigrants, residents of Bexar County, who are facing deportation proceedings.....

06/29/2022

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06/18/2022

Let’s come together for K!

Slide 1:
Blue background with with trans flag under pink text stating MUTUAL AID REQUEST
FOR K, BLACK TRANS ASYLUM SEEKER
EXPERIENCING HOUSELESSNESS

Send $ with message "For K" to:
$KarishGab on Cash App
on Venmo

Slide 2:
Blue background with white text stating K is a Black tarns human rights activist, and she has been forced to seek asylum following anti-trans violence in her country of origin. She is trying to establish herself in the U.S. after being separated from her partner and baby in the migration journey. K is in the process of transitioning and was recently thrown out of their new home due to being trans.

Slide 3:
Blue background with white text stating K has trusted friends she would like to live with, but they cannot afford to house her without rent, medical, and food assistance. Due to bureaucratic red tape in the U.S. immigration system, K cannot work. U.S. asylum law blocks asylum seekers from accessing a work permit for at least 6 months after submitting their asylum process.

Slide 4:
Blue background with white text stating K is HIV positive and a survivor of sexual violence, so community shelters are not a safe option for them. We are looking to the community to help cover K's short term costs. Any little bit helps.

06/08/2022

El martes 21 de Junio del 2022 en la Corte de Comisionado el Condado de Bexar tomara el primer paso para establecer un fondo de defensa legal para inmigrantes que residen en el condado de Bexar, este fondo ayudaría a aquellos que no tienen como pagar un abogado de inmigración y están en proceso de deportación. ¡NECESITAMOS MUCHOS TESTIMONIOS A FAVOR DE ESTA PROPUESTA PARA PODER AVANZARLA!

Testimonio: 9:30am-11:00am. Debe llegar a las 9a.m. para registrarse para poder testificar en persona.
Conferencia de Prensa: 11:30am-12:30pm
Dirección: Tribunal de Comisionados del Condado de Bexar: 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205

¡Por favor, complete el formulario a continuación si puede testificar, asistir a la conferencia de prensa o ambos! Se compartirán más detalles antes del evento.

*Protocolos de COVID: por favor use una máscara*

English:

June 21, 2022 at the Bexar County Commissioner's Court. Commissioner Rodriguez will make the first step to start a legal defense fund that will help immigrants, residents of Bexar County, who are facing deportation proceedings. WE NEED AS MANY TESTIMONIES AS POSSIBLE IN FAVOR OF THIS GREAT PROPOSAL!

Testimony: 9:30am-11:00am. You must get there by 9am to sign-up to testify in person.
Press Conference: 11:30am-12:30pm
Location: Bexar County Commissioners Court: 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205

Please fill out the form below if you're able to testify, attend the press conference, or both!! More details will be shared prior to event.

*COVID protocols: please wear a mask*

04/20/2022

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03/18/2022

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03/02/2022

Our friends at Grassroots Leadership in collaboration with other partners have been working with 11 men and their families that were arrested under Operation Lonestar. Last Friday they paid their bonds and after a lot of twists and turns this morning learned that the Segovia 11 had been moved from the Segovia Unit.8 of the Segovia 11 are currently at the McAllen CBP office. Right now there are people in front of the McAllen CBP office demanding the release of these 8 men. Please help us amplify this demand by sharing this call in graphic. Please make calls and let us know what they tell you!

Actualmente 11 companeros están luchando por su liberación de CBP o la patrulla fronteriza de McAllen tras ser arrestados bajo Operación Lonestar y pasar mas de 6 MESES detenidos en la prisión de Segovia. Ayúdanos a hacer llamadas exigiendo su liberación.

02/10/2022

"Esta guía contiene información sobre advance parole y qué esperar antes, durante y después de viajar al extranjero. En diciembre de 2020, un tribunal federal ordenó al Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos (USCIS) que comenzara a aceptar de nuevo las solicitudes de advance parole. Puede leer la orden completa aquí. *La orden del 16 de julio de 2021 del Distrito Sur de Texas no afecta a advance parole para los actuales beneficiarios de DACA. Si eso cambia, USCIS proporcionará información actualizada.Viajar con Advance Parole en 2022: Una guía para los beneficiarios de DACA" Haz click en este enlace para mas información:

Información sobre advance parole y qué esperar antes, durante y después de viajar al extranjero.

12/14/2021

📢 How ICE Detention Blocks Communication, Barriers 1 & 2: Remote Locations & Transfers.

A new report documents how ICE detention centers and telecommunications corporations inhibit communication between detained migrants and their families, advocates, and attorneys, isolating people, harming their emotional wellbeing, impeding access to counsel and silencing whistleblowers. The situation has worsened since in-person community visitation remains closed despite the possibility to reinstate on-site visitation in accordance with CDC guidelines. These barriers amount to the forced disappearance of migrants. 

The report, by the University of California San Diego’s Mexican Migration Field Research Program, the Gulf Coast Immigration Collaborative and Innovation Law Lab, entitled “Cut Off: How ICE Detention Facilities Block Communication,” identified 6 barriers to communication. This post focuses on the remote location of ICE detention centers and transfers to and between ICE facilities. 

In 2018, about 64% of detained migrants were held in rural areas. The cost and time of travel—in addition to risk for relatives who may themselves be undocumented—are often prohibitive, leaving telecommunications as the only option for contact. Transfers cause confusion, loss of information, and isolation from family, lawyers, and advocates who help with legal cases and mental health. In 2015 over 60% of detained migrants were transferred at least once.

You can read a summary of all 6 barriers and the report’s recommendations at bit.ly/CutOffSummary.

Read the full report: bit.ly/CutOffReport (link also in bio)

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