EL PASO, Texas – Immigrant advocates in Texas are marking International Human Rights Day today by decrying what they call “systematic violations” of international law and the U.S. Constitution. At a 1 p.m. rally at the border fence in El Paso, protestors will demand sweeping reforms of the immigration system. Fernando Garcia, who directs the [...]
(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 [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — The next national movement for equal rights is kicking off in El Paso. As part of the national Human Rights at Home campaign aimed at building a human rights movement, the Border Network for Human Rights has organized the El Paso Regional Human Rights Convention for February 18. The convention will [...]
Have you seen this? Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois paid tribute to Joaquin Luna on the floor of the United States Senate on Dec 6. Joaquin Luna was a bright high school student who killed himself in Mission Texas last month over fears about his undocumented immigration status. BNHR will be honoring Luna’s memory at [...]
Peter Malof, Public News Service – TX KATY, Texas – The Texas director of the nation’s largest Latino Republican organization abandoned his party this week. Lauro Garza remains a staunch conservative, but says he’s fed up with what he calls a hostile “Tea Party nativism” toward which the GOP has been tilting in recent [...]
Texas Public News Service EL PASO, Texas – Hundreds of border-community residents are expected to seek immigration reform commitments from three key congressmen this evening in El Paso. Illinois Representative Luis Gutierrez and California’s Joe Baca will join Silvestre Reyes of El Paso at the public forum, sponsored by the Border Network for Human Rights. [...]
(EL PASO, Texas) — Recognizing the deepening crisis caused by a broken immigration system, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) has convened a dialogue on immigration and border policy with Representatives Silvestre Reyes and Luis Gutierrez and Joe Baca. On Monday, October 10, these lawmakers will hear the concerns, ideas, recommendations of border residents [...]
