BNHR Statement on the Re-Introduction of the Homeland Security Improvement Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 28, 2021 CONTACT:Alia El-Assar | alia@communicationsshop.us Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), joined by Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Sylvia...
View ArticleFrom the Border to the Nation: BNHR Convenes Regional Leaders, Elected...
Experts from the region gather to discuss solutions and the path forward for the southern border and the broken immigration system. Contact:Alia El-Assar|alia@communicationsshop.us WHAT: New Ellis...
View Article100-Car Caravan to Travel from Border to Texas Capitol to Fight Governor...
Contact:Alia El-Assar|alia@communicationsshop.us WHAT: The #TogetherJuntos Caravan to Austin will bring together hundreds of residents from cities across Texas to denounce Governor Greg Abbott’s...
View ArticleTexans Call on Biden and Democrats in Congress to Use their Power and Pass a...
The following is a statement from Adriana Cadena, managing director of the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA), on the Senate Parliamentarian’s decision rejecting the inclusion of a pathway...
View ArticleBorder Advocates Disappointed But Not Defeated by Senate Parliamentarian’s...
On September 19, the Senate Parliamentarian issued a decision rejecting Congressional Democrats’ inclusion of a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation proposal, which would have benefitted...
View ArticleMarch for our Dignity: Supporting Haitian Asylum Seekers and Demanding...
“The abuse we are witnessing right now against Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio is abhorrent. The images of Border Patrol officers on horseback chasing and whipping Black Haitians looking for safety...
View ArticleU.S./Mexico Border Delegation Goes to Washington, D.C. to Demand Border...
U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) join border delegation in press conference amid Senate introduction of bill demanding oversight of immigration...
View Article2021 Annual Report
In 2021, the staff, organizers, and members of the Border Network for Human Rights continued with the mission to facilitate the education, organizing, and participation of marginalized border...
View ArticleAbuse Documentation 2022 Campaign Report
The State of Human Rights at the U.S. – Mexico Border Since the early 2000s, we have documented abuses committed by law enforcement agencies operating in the El Paso-Southern New Mexico region...
View Article2022 Annual Report
In 2022, the staff, organizers, and members of the Border Network for Human Rights continued with the mission to facilitate the education, organizing, and participation of marginalized border...
View Article66 Texas Organizations Declare a ‘State of Alert and Resistance’ in Texas
PRESS RELEASEFRONTERA TEXASAhead of Gov. Abbott’s Signing of Senate Bill 4 (88-4), the BNHR, the Frontera Texas Coalition, and 66 Texas Organizations Declared a ‘State of Alert and Resistance’ in...
View ArticleBNHR’s Statement on Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order Requiring Texas Hospitals...
PRESS RELEASEBNHR’s Statement on Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order Requiring Texas Hospitals to Report Healthcare Costs for Undocumented ImmigrantsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2023EL PASO, Texas –...
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