RAICES

Force-Feeding Is Torture

February 4, 2019

In an ICE processing center in El Paso, Texas, 11 immigrants are being force-fed through plastic nasal tubes after refusing nine consecutive meals in a hunger strike demonstration. And a federal judge authorized this torture. The asylum-seekers are participating in the hunger strike to raise awareness and improve their situation inside the detention center. Instead,

Remain in Mexico Policy Affects 10,000 Asylum Seekers

January 25, 2019

Maryori is a 26-year-old transgender woman currently in Tijuana. Before RAICES staff found her, she was sleeping on sidewalks and in shelters, with all the dangers that brings. Once, after being assigned to sleep in a bathroom alongside men, she woke to find her hair in clumps all around her on the floor. Someone had

Afghan Interpreter, Mohasif Motawakil, Released from ICE Custody

January 17, 2019

Today, our client Mohasif Motawakil, the 48-year-old Afghan interpreter for the U.S. military who was almost deported by Customs and Border Patrol after being detained at the Houston International Airport and held at an ICE Detention Center for seven days has been released from custody. His family — his 46-year-old wife and five children —

RAICES Seeking Sponors and Hosts for LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers

January 17, 2019

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Launch of Immigrant Assistance Fund and Powerful New Music Video

January 4, 2019

Today, Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS), RAICES, and ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) are announcing the launch of the “While They Wait” (whiletheywait.org) campaign, which includes a new fund and call to action to help raise awareness and support for immigrants, particularly those seeking asylum and/or facing family separation. There are over 1 million immigrants,

2018: The Year You Had Our Back

December 21, 2018

We’ve had a busy year at RAICES. We are grateful to our community, staff and supporters throughout these difficult times. As the year draws to a close, we wanted to share an update from the ground. Our mission has always been the same: We provide legal services to refugees and immigrants, and we advocate for