HRI extends our heartfelt thanks to departing Social Services Director, Elisandra De La Cruz, who is leaving HRI on 11/5/2021. During her tenure, Elisandra developed the Youth Empowerment Program, which provides college and career guidance, and helped foster a research collaboration with Southern Methodist University to determine the most effective …
Press Statement: Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on Biden Administration’s Plans to Reinstate Remain in Mexico / MPP
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2021 Contact: Maryam Baig 469-581-2518 mbaig@hrionline.org DALLAS – This weekend, high-level government officials continued to be complicit in racist and cruel border policies, refusing asylum seekers their legal right for a bid for safety in the U.S. “President Biden should have walked into …
Press Statement: Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on DACA decision
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2021 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 kcohn@hrionline.org Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on DACA decision DALLAS – On July 16, 2021, Judge Hanen of the Southern District of Texas declared DACA unlawful. DACA is a temporary protection for undocumented youth to …