In November 2014 a twelve-year-old girl named Diana walked into our office with her mother. Diana’s mother was holding a letter which said that Diana would have to appear in […]
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Recent Successful HRI Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) has won 4 asylum appeals at the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in the last year and a half. These victories encompass a […]
Read MoreHUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE’S 15th ANNIVERSARY AND 2015 ANGEL OF FREEEDOM AWARDS
Contact: Kavita Khandekar Chopra Phone: 214.855.0520 Email: kkhandekar@hrionline.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE’S 15th ANNIVERSARY AND 2015 ANGEL OF FREEEDOM AWARDS DALLAS, Sept., 23, 2015 — Human […]
Read MoreNot a Goodbye, but a See You Again
This summer, HRI had the privilege of welcoming one of our former employees back to our office – this time as a legal intern. Khiabett Osuna worked at HRI for just one […]
Read MoreCelebrate Freedom and Independence with HRI!
Dear friend, 15 years ago I turned to my friend and colleague, Betsy Healy, and said “we can do better.” Betsy and I were working with a small Dallas non-profit […]
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day!
This Mother’s Day, we can’t help but reflect on the children we have helped reunite with their mothers this year. In 2014, you stood with us as we attempted to help […]
Read More2015 Volunteer All-Stars #6 & #7
This week is National Volunteer Week! HRI is spending the week highlighting some of our Volunteer All-Stars! These are amazing volunteers who have contributed countless hours and generous amounts of energy […]
Read More2015 Volunteer All-Stars #4 & #5
This week is National Volunteer Week! HRI is spending the week highlighting some of our Volunteer All-Stars! These are amazing volunteers who have contributed countless hours and generous amounts of energy […]
Read More2015 Volunteer All Stars #3
This week is National Volunteer Week! HRI is spending the week highlighting some of our Volunteer All-Stars! These are amazing volunteers who have contributed countless hours and generous amounts of energy […]
Read More2015 Volunteer All Stars #2
This week is National Volunteer Week! HRI is spending the week highlighting some of our Volunteer All-Stars! These are amazing volunteers who have contributed countless hours and generous amounts of […]
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