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Biden moving to restart Trump-era rapid asylum screenings at U.S.-Mexico border – sources
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The United States is poised to start using fast-track asylum screenings at the U.S.-Mexico border, part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent efforts to address a record number of illegal crossings, ...
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Peace, justice, and solidarity this holiday season!
At the intersection of organizing and solidarity, please consider donating to NNIRR Dear friends: As we wrap up 2022, we want to thank you – our members and friends – for standing in solidarity with us ...
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NNIRR’s Statement on the Situation in El Paso, Texas.
On International Migrants’ Day, NNIRR calls for immediate humanitarian assistance and human rights commitments to the increasing number of migrants and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. As we commemorate International Migrants’ Day today, the El ...
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NNIRR Welcomes the U.S. Federal Court’s Decision to Vacate Title 42 and Urges the Biden Administration to Continue Implementing Rights-Respecting Policies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Cruz, scruz@nnirr.org El Paso, Texas (November 16, 2022) – After more than two and a half years, a federal judge has vacated Title 42, a racist law implemented at the beginning ...
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On this Day of the Dead, we honor all migrants who have perished along the US-Mexico border and en route to the United States.
Over the past two decades, more than 8,050 people have died along the US-Mexico border. Many more deaths go unrecorded. According to organizations such as Coalicion de Derechos Humanos and the South Texas Human rights Center, ...
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The Inter-American Commission decides to proceed with an open hearing in the case of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas on November 4th
BREAKING NEWS: October 28, 2022 — In the first case against the United States for an extrajudicial killing, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has decided to proceed with a public hearing on November 4th at 1 pm ...
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Spotlight Report on the Borderlands National Launch
Dear friends, Please join the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights on Thursday, October 27th at 12:00 PM EST/ 11:00 AM CST/ 9:00 AM PST for a live Zoom webinar as we present policy recommendations ...
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Please join us as we launch our Spotlight Report on the Borderlands
Dear friends, Please join the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights on Thursday, October 27th at 12:00 PM EST/ 11:00 AM CST/ 9:00 AM PST for a live Zoom webinar as we present policy recommendations ...
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The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Denounces the Expansion of Title 42
On October 12th, the Biden administration announced the creation of a program that would grant humanitarian parole to 24,000 Venezuelans if they meet a certain criteria. Other Venezuelans deemed ineligible for the program would be processed ...
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The U.S. will take in some Venezuelans while expelling others to Mexico
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia’s invasion, while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who ...
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NNIRR and Border Partners Urge Prompt Investigation Into the Shooting of Migrants at the US-Mexico Border
El Paso, TX – The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights condemns the shooting of two migrants that resulted in one death and left another injured at the US-Mexico border. While it is uncertain how ...
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NNIRR On the Termination of Migrant Protection Protocols
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2022 On August 8, the Northern District of Texas lifted the injunction that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) also known as ...
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