Updates – Page 2

Spotlight

11.15

On Giving Tuesday, RAICES is launching our annual #FightforFamilies: It’s In Our Roots Giving Drive. Watch a sneak peek of the families who inspire us and tune in to the full-length video to be released this Giving Tuesday, November 29th.

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Action

11.02

Tell Congress: Pass the Children’s Safe Welcome Act (Sign Petition)

Let’s raise our voices in unison and demand that Congress prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of immigrant children. We need the Children’s Safe Welcome Act.

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Spotlight

10.27

Video Spotlight: Rural Legal Services – Glenaan O’Neil

The RAICES Rural Legal Services Program assists immigrants in rural areas who are fleeing abusive and dangerous situations. Led by Glenaan O’Neil, the program works with immigrant survivors across Texas.

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News

10.14

Legal Organizations Sue ICE for Illegally Preventing Attorneys from Communicating with Detained Immigrants in Four States

Several legal services organizations filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) for unlawfully preventing attorneys from communicating with immigrants detained in four detention facilities in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona.

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News

10.06

The Time is Now for Congress and the Biden Administration to Create a Pathway to Citizenship for All Undocumented People

DACA was never meant as a permanent solution to protect immigrants and undocumented people in this country.

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News

09.30

TX Migrant Shooting is a Hate Crime Rooted in White Supremacist Culture

RAICES has documented years of extensive racism and abuse at the hands of Michael Sheppard and his ‘leadership’ at West Texas Detention Facility.

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Spotlight

09.27

DACA Spotlight: Mamadou

RAICES serves as counsel for DACA recipients in need of representation and deportation protection.

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Action

09.13

Tell the Senate: Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act (Sign Petition)

Add your name now. Afghan families deserve swift action. Pass the Afghan Adjustment Act.

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Spotlight

09.01

Our Hearts and Backpacks Are Full

No matter what a child’s status is, what they look like, or when they got here, every kid deserves the tools to thrive – that’s why we gave out 1,000 free backpacks to RAICES’ young clients across Texas.

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