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Addressing a Humanitarian Crisis
Each year, about 500 migrants die at the U.S.-Mexico border. Border Network honors these sons and daughters who are needlessly lost to a system that doesn’t work.
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Building Lasting Alliances
Border Network believes in changing policy by working within the system. BNHR reaches out to other sectors in society who can be loyal allies in the struggle for human rights.
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Giving Immigrants a Voice
Border Network gives its members the tools to speak for themselves to share their stories and dreams with others.
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Engaging with Law Enforcement
Border Network engages with law enforcement agencies like U.S. Customs and Border Protection and others, to find common solutions for sensible, accountable border security policy.
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Human Rights Training
Border Network provides education in human and civil rights to its coordinators, who teach members in their communities during weekly meetings.
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Immigrant Integration
Many of our members had never experienced civic engagement before joining Border Network.
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Keeping families together
More than 800 families are members of Border Network in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. Often, families living on the border have mixed immigration statuses. Border Network works to educate these families about their rights in the U.S.
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News
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Anthony, NM Residents Want to End Immigration Checks by Police
Hundreds sign petition in the small town, representing 4% of the entire population. Members of the Border Network for Human Rights in southern New Mexico aim to change things in Anthony. BNHR will be presenting a petition signed by almost 400 Anthony residents at the Anthony City Council today after the March for Anthony today. [...]
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BNHR Commends Rep. Silvestre Reyes’ Letter to AG Holder on Border Patrol killings
U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes today released a statement calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to open transparent and accountable investigations into the spate of deaths over the last two years along the U.S.-Mexico border involving Border Patrol agents. Read Rep. Reyes’ statement here. Rep. Reyes is to be commended for showing leadership on an issue [...]
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U.S. Won’t Pursue Charges in Border Patrol Shooting of Mexican Teen
The Department of Justice Announced Friday that the U.S. will not pursue charges in the 2010 shooting death of 15-year-old Sergio Hernandez-Guereca by a Border Patrol agent. The agent, standing in El Paso, shot and killed Hernandez-Guereca, who was standing in Mexico. The Border Network for Human Rights has been publicly demanding justice and accountability [...]
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Border Communities are Outraged by UT Chancellor’s Insinuations About El Paso
Cancellation of El Paso boxing match is based on lies about the border and was politically motivated The decision by UT Chancellor Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to cancel the boxing match between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee is based on unfounded perceptions of the border and the people who live here. Last December, El [...]
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BNHR Holds Vigil in El Paso as Supreme Court Hears Arizona’s SB1070
Vigil for SB1070 and All Immigrant Families When: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 starting at 5 p.m. Where: Aztec Calendar Park in Downtown El Paso next to the County Courthouse (EL PASO, Texas) — What happened in Arizona has not stayed in Arizona. After years of legal battles, lost revenue and communities living in fear, Arizona’s [...]