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Immigration Is Good. Our Immigration Policy Should Reflect That.

Immigrants are good for this country. They work critical jobs, pay taxes, build businesses and introduce many of our favorite foods and cultural innovations (donuts, anyone?). But for decades, powerful players have chosen the self-serving politics ...
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NNIRR Stands in Solidarity with Annunciation House and Denounces Texas’ Operation Lone Star

For Immediate Release: February 23, 2024 El Paso, Texas – NNIRR is outraged at the state of Texas’ attack on Annunciation House (Casa Anunciación) for exercising its humanitarian mission to provide shelter and support services to ...
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Climate migration is our new reality and new responsibility

All across the United States and the world, many of us are coming to understand that more extreme weather means we may need to move out of our homes and communities to find safety. In a ...
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New Report Documents the Mental and Physical Harm Experienced by Children in Immigration Detention

BOSTON, MA – A groundbreaking investigation conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Asylum Clinic at the MGH Center for Global Health, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, and the Harvard ...
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El Paso County Sues Texas to try to Block New Migrant Arrest Law

El Paso County and two immigrant rights groups sued Texas officials on Tuesday to challenge a sweeping new law that allows state and local police to arrest migrants who cross from Mexico, setting up a legal ...
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Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability for ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’ at Open-Air Detention Sites at U.S.-Mexico Border Federal Complaint Details Dangerous Conditions for Asylum Seekers Forcefully Held Outdoors Without Adequate Food, Water, or Medical Care ...
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Biden Administration open to new border expulsion law.

White House open to new border expulsion law, mandatory detention and increased deportations in talks with Congress: Washington — The Biden administration on Tuesday indicated to congressional lawmakers that it would be willing to support a ...
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The Republican Wrecking Ball Aimed at America’s Asylum System

Former President Donald J. Trump has doubled down this month on his xenophobic rhetoric about immigrants in America “poisoning the blood of our country.” If reelected, he has vowed to resurrect one of the worst American policies in our ...
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NNIRR Joint Letter Demanding Ceasefire

Immigrant Justice Advocates Stand with the Palestinian People, Demand #CeasefireNow We are organizations across the U.S with missions to advocate for immigrant and refugee justice. Collectively, our missions compel us to fight back against the cruelty ...
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NNIRR Joint Statement with Human Rights Organizations

For immediate release: September 09, 2023 Human Rights Organizations Condemn the 5th Circuit Court’s Decision to Allow Buoys to Remain in the Rio Grande River  Organizations will be hosting a press conference today, September 9th at ...
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Support the Work of NNIRR!

Dear Friends, A backlash on human and civil rights is unfolding as we head into the 2024 elections. State by state a historic burst of legislation threatens the human rights of people of color, migrants, and ...
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DHS to Conduct Enforcement Operation in El Paso, Texas

Release Date : Mon, 05/08/2023 WASHINGTON – Beginning May 9, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and officers – along with law enforcement partners from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – will conduct a targeted enforcement operation ...
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