Yesterday we celebrated happy hour at a great local business, Craft & Growler, with our new Asylum Attorney Mary Durbin. A huge Thank You to Craft & Growler and welcome […]
Read MoreJuly 2013
Independence in Immigration Courts
Last week, the Immigration Judges joined AILA in asking that Immigration Courts get taken out of the Department of Justice and turned into independent Article I courts. The Senate Bill S.744 […]
Read MoreTexas to Acknowledge that DOMA is Dead
Big news that somehow didn’t make the news at all from the Board of Immigrant Appeals (BIA) on Wednesday. The BIA ruled that as far as immigration law is concerned, […]
Read MoreMeet our New Intern Burton!
Burton DeWitt, a 2L at the University of Texas School of Law and works with our Legal Director. Burton, tell us a little about yourself. I’m a summer staff member […]
Read MoreNelson Mandela & Sona* – HRI’s Newest Victory!
July 18th marks a special day for all freedom fighters – the birthday of a truly exceptional man, Mr. Nelson Mandela. Happy 95th Birthday Mr. Mandela! Mandela Day has officially […]
Read MoreTexas Lawyers Open Doors for Asylum Seekers
Check out this new article on Asylum Seekers released by the Texas Lawbook. It highlights the difficult work lawyers devote their time to in order to help asylum seekers gain protections […]
Read MoreHappy Ramadan from HRI!
Happy Ramadan! !رمضان سعيد If you didn’t know, Ramadan starts tonight, July 8th, at sundown. We want to call attention to the fact that there are over 2.5 million Muslims […]
Read MoreS.744 Adds Protections for Asylum Seekers and Immigrant Victims of Violence
Thursday June 27th, the United States Senate successfully passed s.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, out of the Senate with a vote of 68-32.The final bill is over 1,200 pages and secured […]
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