Food for Thought is a regular feature profiling books, music, movies, and art with a human rights angle. Below our Executive Director Bill Holston reviews Dancing in the Glory of […]
Read MoreOctober 2012
Immigrant Women: Forgotten and Discounted
While there was plenty of talk during the presidential debates about the equality of women, one group remained unmentioned and invisible: immigrant women who suffer in silence at the hands […]
Read MoreIncreased Migration of Unaccompanied Children to the U.S.
A recent report by the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) explores the recent influx of unaccompanied undocumented children from Central America. The report, Forced from Home: The Lost Boys and Girls […]
Read MoreAbused Undocumented Immigrants Fear Speaking Up
A recent op-ed on Fox News’ Latino website, describes first-hand how abused undocumented women fear speaking up because of risk of deportation.There is help for these women though, either through […]
Read MoreRomney’s DACA Comments Creates Confusion for Undocumented Immigrants
A recent New York Times article by Julia Preston describes how Mitt Romney’s recent comments on his plans for the Obama Administration’s DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), if he’s […]
Read MoreDVAP 2012 Pro Bono Awards
In honor of next week’s National Pro Bono Week, the Dallas Bar Association’s Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) hosted it’s annual Pro Bono Awards last night. This year DVAP celebrates […]
Read MoreThe Origins of DACA
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Miriam Jordan explores the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals movement, which was led by undocumented immigrants, and how the students were able to […]
Read MoreHRI Client Among First to be Granted U-Visa for New Fiscal Year
One of our clients is among the first to be granted a U-Visa for the new fiscal year for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which started October 1st. In August, […]
Read MorePast President of HRI Board of Trustees Honored with 2012 Hope for Humanity Award
Don M. Glendenning, past president and lifetime member of the HRI Board of Trustees, will receive the 2012 Hope for Humanity Award from the Dallas Holocaust Museum – Center for […]
Read MoreMeet our new Women & Children’s Program Legal Assistant
Hi, I’m Kristina! I graduated from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in general studies with concentrations in women’s studies, sociology, and music. I then went on to […]
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