(EL PASO, Texas) – The shooting death of Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, at the hands of Border Patrol on October 10 at the border at Nogales, Arizona, is just the latest in a disturbing trend of agents using lethal force against migrants. The Border Network condemns this killing and the dozen that came before [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — There has been much confusion since President Barack Obama made an announcement Friday the Department of Homeland Security would be implementing a new deferred action policy and work permit application process for some young immigrants. In response to the misinformation being spread about Secretary Janet Napolitano’s order and the possibility that [...]
Congressman Luis Gutierrez and ten immigrant rights activists and religious leaders were arrested at the White House yesterday, for protesting against mass deportations and incarcerations of immigrants, being executed by the Obama administration. Since Barack Obama took office in 2008, more than one million migrant workers and their families have been incarcerated and deported. Most [...]
EL PASO, Texas — BNHR Executive Director Fernando Garcia has accepted an invitation to meet with President Obama during a visit here on Tuesday. The White House confirmed last week that president is coming to the state to speak to Texans about immigration. Garcia will attend a private meeting with Obama and others before the [...]
