Council on Immigrant Relations

05/09/2026

Centro para Familias Hispanas tendrá clínicas móviles gratuitas para adultos mayores de 18 años los primeros 4 lunes del mes de 1 a 4pm. Traer identificación. No se require hacer cita pero los espacios son limitados. Se recomineda llegar entre 1 y 2.
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El próximo lunes 11 de Mayo estará aquí la clínica móvil de Advance Community Health. Traer una identificación.
La clínica móvil de WakeMed regresará el lunes 18 de Mayo de 1 a 4pm.
NO habrá clínica móvil el lunes 25 de mayo... Estaremos cerrado por el día festivo.

05/09/2026

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The Immigrant Hospitality Center in Lincolnton, N.C. guides immigrants through the legal pathways for U.S. residency.

04/13/2026

02/24/2026

One reason Christians should care about “how” enforcement is done:

The courts are already rebuking shortcuts. Bloomberg Law reports a federal judge in Virginia ordered the release of three detained migrants and criticized the government for failing to follow its own regulations, relying on post hoc rationalizations, and denying meaningful opportunities to contest removal or pursue fear-based protection screenings in the habeas posture described.

Whatever your politics, that should sober you:

When the government ignores its own rules, it trains people—citizens included—to stop respecting law.

Shortcuts don’t stay “targeted.” They spread.

And every time due process is treated as an obstacle instead of a guardrail, the whole system gets weaker.

As Christians, we can hold two lines at once:

Government should protect communities from real threats.

Government must do it lawfully, truthfully, and with respect for human dignity—building bridges, not narratives that dehumanize neighbors.

02/24/2026

If we’re going to talk about safety, we have to talk about competence and legality.

1. Training cuts create real risk.
Reported whistleblower documents describe deep cuts to ICE training requirements, including fewer practical exams and fewer hours, while hiring ramps up. That’s a recipe for mistakes in the field.

2. A surge can cannibalize other public-safety missions.
A national security white paper warns that a whole-of-government immigration surge can pull agents and training capacity away from other missions (financial crimes, trafficking, child exploitation, fi****ms enforcement, search-and-rescue), and can strain supervision and accountability when hiring accelerates.

3. Rule of law is not a slogan.
An “authentic rule of law” is proven by dignified treatment—especially of the poor and vulnerable.

So tonight, listen for more than “tough” language. Listen for: training standards, lawful procedures, clear priorities, and safeguards that prevent abuse and misidentification.

02/24/2026

This is important context before the speech: the country is not asking for dragnet tactics.

A Feb. 13–16, 2026 national poll (Forum/Bullfinch) found:

- 68% of registered voters say enforcement should prioritize only immigrants who pose threats to public safety or national security (not large-scale operations like the Minnesota-style actions).

- “3 in 5” Republican registered voters agree with that targeted approach (about 60%).

Translation: even people who support stronger enforcement still want a limiting principle—focus on real threats, not “whoever we can catch.”

That lines up with a basic Christian instinct: justice is not randomness. It is proportionate, discriminating (in the good sense), and aimed at genuine wrongdoing—not at convenient targets.