“A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators – the so-called “Gang of Eight” – today is expected unveil a proposal for immigration reform. The proposal has been in negotiations for weeks. […]
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Asylum Grant Rates Over 50% Nationally but Much Lower in Dallas
Article written by Chris Mansour, Legal Director Recently released statistics show that although more people are being granted asylum nationally, a person is less likely to be granted asylum in […]
Read MoreImmigrant Children to be Considered in Immigration Reform
Immigrant children, whether immigrants themselves or born to immigrant parents, lack the protections and security that could promote their safety, well-being, and future. With more than 14,000 unaccompanied children in […]
Read MoreHRI Advocates for VAWA Reauthorization in DMN
Below is an opinion piece featured in today’s The Dallas Morning News, written by our Legal Director Chris Mansour and our Executive Director Bill Holston on the importance of the […]
Read MoreHRI Receives First DACA Approvals!
This week, HRI received our first three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approvals! One was for the husband of a client and the other two were for clients who […]
Read MoreVAWA National Day of Action
Below is a guest post written by our Legal Director Chris Mansour about the importance of VAWA reauthorization. Our client Lisa was raped by her stepfather for over a year, […]
Read MoreFederal Immigration Court Backlogs Despite Increase in Judges
A recently released report from the Justice Department found that government isn’t effectively handling the caseload in the federal immigration courts, despite a surge in the number of judges working […]
Read MoreImmigrant Women: Forgotten and Discounted
While there was plenty of talk during the presidential debates about the equality of women, one group remained unmentioned and invisible: immigrant women who suffer in silence at the hands […]
Read MoreIncreased Migration of Unaccompanied Children to the U.S.
A recent report by the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) explores the recent influx of unaccompanied undocumented children from Central America. The report, Forced from Home: The Lost Boys and Girls […]
Read MoreAbused Undocumented Immigrants Fear Speaking Up
A recent op-ed on Fox News’ Latino website, describes first-hand how abused undocumented women fear speaking up because of risk of deportation.There is help for these women though, either through […]
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