Updates – RAICES

Spotlight

11.13

RAICES Pieces: Holiday Edition 2023

Our RAICES Pieces: Holiday Edition 2023 features small businesses owned and operated by immigrants, books for adults and children, and family television viewing opportunities from RAICES community members and businesses that have strengthened our mission.

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News

10.26

RAICES Denounces Anti-Immigrant Border Bills Advancing to Texas Senate

A series of anti-immigrant and unconstitutional bills passed the Texas House of Representatives earlier today, and as advocates committed to protecting the rights and dignity of all people, we are sounding the alarm on House Bill 4, House Bill 6, and Senate Bill 4.

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News

10.20

RAICES Responds to Settlement for Families Separated Under “Zero Tolerance” and Calls for Justice and Restitution for Families

RAICES will continue to fight alongside the families separated under the Zero Tolerance policy to defend their rights and fight for restitution to ensure their safety, security, and future.

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Action

09.21

Write a Letter: Demand Alejandro Mayorkas Release Mohammed from Detention Now

We need hundreds of people to send letters to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, to release Mohammed from immigration detention.

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Uncategorized

09.20

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News

09.13

RAICES Responds to Texas Judge Ruling DACA Unlawful

We’ve said this before, and we’ll repeat it: Relying on the courts to protect DACA is not a viable strategy to protect our communities from deportation. Congress and the Biden administration must create a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented people in the U.S. The time for waiting is over.

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Action

09.07

Tell the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas: Free Mohammed

Mohammed is a RAICES client from Yemen who has been in various forms of detention for 2.5 years precipitated initially by failing to identify himself upon entry — a rare federal charge that has been systematically leveraged to target asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries.

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Action

08.15

Stop Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Cruel ‘Migrant Bus’ Program

Since 2022, Governor Abbott has trafficked 30,000 human lives across state lines in a flagrant attempt to dehumanize families and inflame anti-immigrant sentiment. Tell the Biden Administration: Stop Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Cruel ‘Migrant Bus’ Program.

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News

07.25

RAICES Responds to Gov. Abbott Defense of Cruel Border Policies

It is absurd for Governor Abbott to plead for human lives when he has systematically exploited immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees –– and exacerbated divides by shutting down our borders to those seeking their human and legal right to asylum.

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