HRI has so much to be thankful for this year and we are especially grateful to our generous supporters, donors, and volunteers for making the work we do possible. We’d […]
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Bill Holston on why “Shakespeare Might Be Wrong About Killing All The Lawyers”
Read more for our Executive Director’s commentary with KERA regarding how even though lawyers suffer from a bad reputations, their Pro Bono work is crucial to helping communities, especially the […]
Read MoreImmigration Reform in the House & Its Effects
Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration bill in the House of Representatives at the beginning of this month. The bill, H.R. 15, is similar in many ways to S.744, the bill […]
Read MoreImmigration Reform from the House of Representatives
Yesterday, House Democrats introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would grant legal status to nearly eight million undocumented immigrants in the United States. The proposed bill is based on an […]
Read MoreHow Does the Shutdown Affect our Clients?
Today a partial government shutdown went into effect after Congress remains divided about a budget bill for the new fiscal year. Many branches of the government will close temporarily, limiting […]
Read MoreHuman Rights First and Immigration Reform 2013
Check out this great succinct article from Human Rights First on “Asylum and Immigration Reform for the House and Senate August 2013 Recess.” It highlights the fact that Immigration Reform should honor […]
Read MoreIndependence 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 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 MoreMeet the Intern – Bahareh
Meet our new intern Bahareh Tabaie. She is a dedicated optimist and an amazing asset to our legal team. She wrote a short bio about herself and here is more […]
Read MoreMeet the Intern – Jessika Velazquez
Jessika is a law student at SMU and will be working with our Asylum team, conducting country research, attending hearings, and drafting motions. Tell us a little bit about your […]
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