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HILSC statement on presidential proclamation barring asylum seekers
Trump Administration moves to bar migrants from seeking asylum Houston’s legal community is gravely concerned about the consequences of the latest efforts to shred asylum law, a critical pathway to...
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Attack on Asylum
The 2018 Asylum Ban: What you need to know On November 9, President Trump issued a proclamation that places severe restrictions on individuals seeking asylum through the southern border of the United...
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Take Action: Public Charge
The Proposed Public Charge Regulations Must Not Be Finalized On September 22, 2018, the Trump Administration released proposed harmful changes to the “public charge” rule. These changes would strongly...
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The “Migration Protection Protocols” are based on false premises and further...
The Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative (HILSC) condemns the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “Migration Protection Protocols,” which were announced on December 20, 2018 by DHS...
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Take Action: Asylum Ban
On November 9, 2018, the Trump Administration issued an interim final rule and presidential proclamation seeking to ban refugees from obtaining asylum if they cross the southern border between...
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Trump’s “Points-Based” Immigration Proposal Separates Families and Decreases...
On May 16, 2019, Trump released an immigration plan that would eliminate the current family-based immigration system and replace a points-based system. It is true that the family reunification process...
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Oppose HUD’s proposed regulation
Oppose Proposed Regulation That Will Leave 55,000 Children Without a Home The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) in...
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HILSC Responds to Trump Raids
Click here to add your own text Deportations are Family Separations: Mass Raids Planned for Houston The Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative condemns ICE raids targeting Houston, offers...
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Immigrant Rights Hotline Update on Houston ICE Raids
Despite no “massive” raids reported, Immigrant Rights Hotline provide Know Your Rights information and field calls about ICE sightings in Houston Community members prevent ICE arrests at two locations...
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Expanded Expedited Removal
Expedited RemovalOn July 22, 2019, DHS announced that it would significantly expand expedited removal to apply throughout the United States to individuals who have been in the United States for less...
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Take Action: #RestoreAsylumNow
TAKE ACTION DONATE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS: PROJECT CORAZON TEAM BROWNSVILLE ANGRY TIAS AND ABUELAS CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY GLOBAL RESPONSE MANAGEMENT CONTACT YOUR LAWMAKERS IN...
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Houston Leads Coalition Celebrates Harris County Resolution Towards...
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020 Houston Leads Coalition Celebrates Harris County Resolution Towards Establishing Immigration Legal Defense Fund HOUSTON, TX – Houston Leads, a...
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Educator Resource Guide
Educator Resource Guide The last few years have seen an unprecedented rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy. This has complicated teachers’ jobs as they see increased student anxiety around family...
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Deportation Defense Houston Calls for ICE to Release Detained Individuals
Related Coverage Houston Public Media article: Immigrant Detention Center Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19 Press Release March 24, 2020 Deportation Defense Houston calls on Immigration and Customs...
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CENSUS 2020: What you need to know
CENSUS 2020 – Important Information for Immigrant Families Click on the links below for more information about the 2020 Census Take the Census at HomeIt Takes Less than 10 Minutes New Census...
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#AllInThisTogether
We Are #AllInThisTogether The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on our community’s health and financial stability. In the Houston region, where 1 in every 4 people was born in another...
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Free Them All
Free Them All: Open Letter to ICE Houston Office Field Director Paul A. McBride Acting ICE Houston Field Office Director 126 Northpoint Drive Houston, TX 77060 April 13, 2020 Dear Acting Field Office...
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Help Asylum Seekers on the Border
PROTECT ASYLUM SEEKERS AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER ABOUT MPP In January 2019, the U.S. government enacted the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which forces asylum seekers to “Remain in Mexico” while...
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COVID19 Recovery Recommendations
DOWNLOAD HILSC COVID-19 Recovery Recommendations (PDF) Our community is in crisis. COVID19 has disproportionately impacted already marginalized populations, increasing inequity in access to critical...
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DACA
Home is Houston The Supreme Court and DACA | Understanding DACA | Dreamers Stories | Communications Tools | National Resources On Thursday, June 18, the Supreme Court ruled that the Deferred Action for...
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