HRI is in need of school supplies to help make the “back to school” season easier on our clients with children attending school. Many families cannot afford these items which […]
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HRI applauds Judge’s ruling in MALDEF vs DPS
The recent decision by Judge Orlinda L. Naranjo to keep the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) from enforcing rules it created that deny driver’s licenses to immigrants living and […]
Read MoreHRI’s Former Clients Reunion
HRI is thrilled to be hosting a number of former clients at a reunion this weekend. On Saturday, from 10 10 11:30 a.m., clients who HRI has helped in its […]
Read MoreTwo New Reports on Immigration Issues
Although the Texas Special Session has ended without the passage of a Sanctuary Cities Bill, there are still pieces of immigration legislation that we are following. On June 29, the […]
Read MoreUpdate on Texas Special Session
FINAL UPDATE: Today marks the last day of the special session. The House State Affairs Committee never met to hear SB 9, the Sanctuary Cities, and therefore the bill is […]
Read MoreUpdates on Immigration Law in Other States
By Betsy Stukes, HRI Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law Georgia A federal judge blocked two parts of the Georgia immigration bill yesterday. […]
Read MoreFurther Updates on Sanctuary Cities Legislation
By Betsy Stukes, HRI Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law Though the House Committee on State Affairs was scheduled to hear and vote […]
Read MoreSanctuary Cities Bill Update- Texas Special Session
UPDATE: SB 9 is still pending in the Texas House’s State Affairs Committee. UPDATE: SB 9 was referred to the State Affairs committee in the House today. It needs to […]
Read MoreHRI Opposes SB 9, the Texas Sanctuary Cities Bill
By Betsy Stukes, HRI Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) condemns Senate Bill (“SB”) 9, commonly […]
Read MoreAlabama Signs into Law Immigration Enforcement Bill
On Thursday, Alabama signed into law HB 56, The Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, a punitive immigration enforcement bill that would require local police officers to check the […]
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