Updates – RAICES

Spotlight

05.10

Together, we harnessed the power to end Zero Tolerance — one of the greatest moral crises of our generation. But the fight against Zero Tolerance was only the beginning of our collective action. Be a part of the revival we need to create real, sustained change in this country. Together.

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News

05.08

RAICES, Hogan Lovells, and Lewis Roca file suit on behalf of families separated twice as part of U.S. threat to Asylum Rights

Late Friday, RAICES, global law firm Hogan Lovells, and Am Law 200 firm Lewis Roca filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on behalf of two families separated at the U.S. border not once — but twice — to punish families who were exercising their legal and human right to request asylum.

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Action

04.12

Vigilantism Has No Place in Texas: Vote No on HB20

HB20 would allow vigilantes to racially profile, arrest, detain and persecute whomever they perceive as migrants. Tell Speaker of the House Rep. Dade Phelan (TX-21) and Chairman of the State Affairs Committee Rep. Todd Hunter (TX-32) to vote against HB20!

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News

03.29

U.S. Citizens and Leading Immigrant Rights Groups File Intervention in Texas v. DHS

Justice Action Center, RAICES, and UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy Defend Humanitarian Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

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News

03.07

Rep. Lou Correa, Advocates and Experts React to Potential Biden Administration Reinstatement of Family Detention

At RAICES, we have seen first hand the irreparable harm that family detention has on children and parents. Imagine having a front row seat to your child’s rapid deterioration and being powerless to stop it. It’s folly to think that there is a right way to detain families — cruelty is the point.

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Spotlight

02.28

Have you read the New York Times article about migrant child labor?

A bombshell investigative piece from The New York Times — “Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.” — has uncovered a shadow economy in the U.S.

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News

02.24

RAICES Responds to the White House’s “New” Asylum Ban

The White House re-introduced the illegal Trump-era “transit ban”. This policy is the most restrictive border measure proposed so far by the current administration. It’s another tactic with the same goal: close our nation’s borders.

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Spotlight

02.14

Six Years Ago Today, The Trump Administration Proposed Separating Migrant Kids from Their Parents

On Valentine’s Day 2017, members of the Trump administration came together and devised a plan to separate children from their parents and transfer them to the Office of Refugee Resettlement as their parents would navigate the criminal justice system.

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Spotlight

02.09

RAICES Picks: Valentines Day

RAICES Picks: Valentine’s Day features some of our favorite essentials from immigrant businesses, artists, and creatives to help you curate a Valentine’s “Date Night.”

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