RAICES

We’re Suing to Stop the Trump Administration’s New Immoral and Illegal Asylum Policy

December 7, 2018

In response to the Trump administration’s ploy to manufacture a humanitarian crisis on our border, RAICES has joined with others to sue the administration’s new policy to deny people from applying for asylum at the border. We’ve joined with the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and Hogan Lovell, a law firm to state unequivocally that

Shining a Light on Tornillo Tent Camp and the Immigration Court in El Paso

November 29, 2018

Today thanks to our legal advocacy and media attention, asylum-seekers in the Tornillo children’s detention center are starting to get the fair legal hearings they deserve. Tornillo is a tent camp in the Texas desert where 2,324 migrant children sleep in long rows of bunk beds in Tornillo. The detention center has expanded rapidly in

We helped secure safe passage for these LGBTQ+ migrants to Tijuana and are supporting their asylum claims.

November 20, 2018

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Our response to the Presidential Proclamation on New Asylum Rules

November 9, 2018

We read the President’s Proclamation that places severe restrictions on individuals seeking asylum at the southern border of the United States with great dread. This effectively shuts down asylum as a pathway to immigration for many immigrants. The decision is yet another in a long line of egregious attacks on vulnerable communities and another example

Vote! The Soul of America is at Stake!

November 6, 2018

These past two weeks have seen an escalation in both rhetoric and action from the Trump administration as the midterms neared. We know from previous acts, like the ban on Muslims, that this Administration is happy to push forward with illegal actions to further cement its base. Like you, we read Trump’s comments last week