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Urgent Action Alert Regarding the Intensification of Anti-Immigrant Violence and Racial Discrimination in Texas
Dear friends: As you know, the State of Texas has historically played a key role in shaping racist and exclusionary immigration policies in the United States – from the Texas Rangers violence against people of color ...
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NNIRR’s Statement on the Tragedy at the INM Detention Center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023 Contact: Alma Maquitico | amaquitico@nnirr.org; Sarah Cruz | scruz@nnirr.org El Paso, Texas – The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights expresses its deepest condolences for the families of the ...
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NNIRR’s Statement on International Women’s Day 2023
On International Women’s Day, NNIRR calls on the US government to uphold the human rights of women and girls along their migration journeys On this International Women’s Day, NNIRR honors the lives of the millions of ...
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Attention All Popular Educators and Organizers: NNIRR is launching the BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership!
Dear NNIRR Friends and Family, This spring, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is launching its BRIDGE Institutes for Human Rights Leadership, starting at the U.S-Mexico border! Our 2023 institutes follow in the footsteps ...
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While Florida targets Black history, Texas Republicans plan to make life miserable for Asian Americans
While much of the country is rightfully preoccupied with Florida’s efforts to eliminate African American history from schools, a quieter but equally dangerous racist development is happening in Texas and beyond. Texas’s proposed SB147 will, if enacted, ban ...
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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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