Working together in shared spaces fosters a collaborative environment where we can effectively challenge harmful policies harming Black im/migrants in Texas. By uniting our voices and resources, we amplify our impact and create a stronger front against injustices.
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Broken Hope
Deportation and Road Home by Lynn Tramonte and Suma Setty
"In 2021, when Border Patrol agents stormed a camp of people waiting to apply for asylum near Del Rio, Texas, photojournalist Paul Ratje captured a moment in time. An aggressive agent on horseback towered over Mirard Joseph, a Haitian man. Carrying bags of food, Joseph attempted to shield himself from the agent’s reins. The photo quickly went viral, internationally."
Dystopia, Then Deportation
Post-Event Insights and Action Items
Amik Felix Andong, a Cameroonian immigrant, underwent a challenging journey seeking refuge, including a 15-month detention in a Texas immigration center. His connection with the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN) led to his release and resettlement in Minnesota. He advocates against racism, fights for fair immigration reform prioritizing humane treatment and family unity, and emphasizes equal rights for all individuals.
Health Care services
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Affordable Care Act for DACA Recipients: A Guide to Applying
Oct 18, 2024Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins November 1 and ends January 15, 2025. This resource is designed to help DACA recipients navigate the application process and secure health coverage during this period.
Legal services
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Justice For All Immigrants
Quality Immigration Legal Services Committed to Justice. Providing low-income individuals and families with affordable, high quality immigration legal services and engage in immigration education and advocacy
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Legal Information for Displaced Palestinians
This guide explains legal options that displaced Palestinian refugees might have for relocation to a country where they would be eligible to apply for permanent residency.
Coalition Building
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Black Alliance for Just Immigration
BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social and economic justice.
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Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP)
The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrants Project (BLMP) builds and center the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of all Black people through organizing, base-building, strategic communications, and long-term viability and sustainability.
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Mujeres Luchadoras
Mujeres luchadoras members have directly experienced the harm of being detained and use their experience to advocate for their own asylum cases and fight to release the people still detained at immigration detention centers across central texas
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The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA)
The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) also known as “The BRIDGE” is a 501(c)(3) grassroots nonprofit community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal, and social services, with a particular focus on Black people, the Haitian community, women and girls, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and survivors of torture and other human rights abuses.
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Woori Juntos | 우리 훈또스
Woori Juntos focuses on meeting the needs of and organizing low-income seniors, youth, and families. Our first coalition partner was the Workers Defense Project, an organization that works with low-income immigrants in the Latiné community.
Know Your Rights Resources
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center
They offer training programs for legal professionals, advocate for social change, and promote civic engagement. The organization collaborates with grassroots immigrant organizations to amplify their impact.
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Transgender Law Center
Prioritizing BIPOC, disabled, and HIV+ communities, we advance community-driven strategies that harness trans knowledge, power, and joy to ensure that we all not only survive but thrive at all ages and phases of life.
Advocacy
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Immigration Hub
The Immigration Hub has founded and hosted a number of programs over the years in service of creating an inclusive society where immigrants can thrive, fully contribute to their communities, and be recognized as integral to America’s national identity and heritage.
