Tag Archives: immigration reform
McAllen Catholic Church Continues to Open Its Doors to Central American Migrants
A year later, most of the TV cameras and politicians have moved on. Some of the volunteers have gone home and donations have dwindled. But the need is still the...Read More
Fearing Deportation, Guatemalan LGBT Activist Finds Sanctuary in Austin Church
Sulma Carina Franco-Chamale is the first person in Texas to seek sanctuary in a church since a nationwide sanctuary movement was reignited last year in Arizona....Read More
Groups Urge DOJ to Stop Prosecuting Immigrants for Illegal Entry
On Tuesday, more than 170 organizations representing criminal justice, immigration reform and faith-based groups sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta ...Read More
Detainees Fight for Freedom of Speech
Texas has become the epicenter of immigrant family detention, where many families are detained in prison-like conditions and exploited by local judges....Read More
GOP Wants to Spend Millions on Border Security—Whatever That Means
Without a real definition of border security, state budget analysts can't tell whether spending has been effective, and yet $815 million is proposed anyway....Read More
Obama’s Immigration Reform: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
What's to like, and loathe, in the new action on immigration reform from President Obama....Read More
What to Expect in Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration
Longtime immigration attorney Dan Kowalski explains what to expect tomorrow when President Barack Obama unveils his executive action on immigration....Read More
Inaction Spurs New Immigrant Sanctuary Movement
Faith leaders are building a new nationwide sanctuary movement and urging churches across the country to offer shelter to immigrants facing deportation....Read More
Blake Farenthold: ‘We’ve Got to Not be Angry Republicans’
Blake Farenthold met with constituents at a Bastrop town hall Wednesday night—and reminded us why we're unlikely to see immigration reform anytime soon....Read More