MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Kali Cohn For Immediate Release 214-855-0520 August 2, 2019 kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On August 1, 2019, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance S. 1494 to the Senate Floor. The bill would decimate the humanitarian protections of our immigration laws and codify much of the Administration’s assault …
Volunteer Spotlight: Grace Korthuis
HRI often receives unexpected support from strangers across the country. A word of kindness from a bookstore; a portion of bar sales at a restaurant; a virtual pat on the back from a student – We can tell you this much: as our staff and community stand strong everyday to …
What Are We To Celebrate This 4th of July?
With you, we’ve watched as news rolls in that children are dying in detention—that asylum-seekers are forced to wait for their hearings in Mexico, stranded without adequate representation—that good Samaritans are prosecuted for assisting dehydrated travelers on the brink of death. What are we to celebrate this 4th of July? …
