Uncategorized – RAICES

RAICES, Arent Fox LLP, and Aldea PJC Sue The GEO Group for Forcefully Re-Separating Immigrant Families

May 28, 2019

On May 24th, RAICES, Arent Fox LLP, and Aldea PJC filed suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on behalf of a group of 26 plaintiffs – 13 noncitizen children and their 13 noncitizen fathers – who fled life-threatening violence in their home countries to seek asylum in the United

Five dead children is five too many.

May 21, 2019

Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is responsible for a fifth child’s death while in their custody at the Southern border. This is the fifth child who’s lost their life in recent months. We’re in El Paso right now where we have met countless families who were dumped at the local bus station. The children we

Children Should Not Be “Apprehended” At The Border.

May 16, 2019

Right now in McAllen, Texas hundreds of migrants are locked up in what are akin to disaster relief camps the day after an earthquake. Families are cramped together, porta-potties and mylar blankets are strewn across an industrial wasteland. Cleaning facilities appear non existent and families are forced to wait outside throughout the day in sweltering

What Mom Really Wants For Mother’s Day

May 10, 2019

Photo Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle As many parents will attest, there’s no moment more fondly remembered than having your baby placed in your arms for the first time. It’s the beginning of a true bond between a mother and her child. Every choice mom made for you from then on was to give you

Demand ICE Allow Legal Access To Immigrants. It’s a Basic Human Right.

May 8, 2019

Today we sent this formal complaint to ICE demanding access to legal counsel for immigrants at Karnes. For over a month now ICE, working in cahoots with the Geo Group (a private prison company profiting from detaining immigrants), created obstacles to prevent individuals detained at Karnes from accessing our free legal services. ICE and GEO

Nine Members of La Comunidad Receive Asylum

April 30, 2019

Many immigrants’ stories begin months or years before we meet them at the border. Rarely do we have the privilege of following their path to their ultimate outcome. We are happy to report that nine members of La Comunidad that we helped bring to the border late last year received asylum in April! Their current safety