Controversial Immigration Bills Considered in the Texas Legislature’s Special Session A Summary of Pending Texas Legislation, Controversial Immigration Bills Passed in Other States and the DREAM Act By Betsy Stukes, HRI Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law Several immigration bills have passed in …
Texas Passes Two Human Trafficking Bills-Texas Legislative Update
*The following is written by Betsy Stukes, Summer Legal Intern & J.D. Candidate, The University of Texas School of Law* Two bills punishing human traffickers recently were signed into law in Texas. While there have been laws at the federal level to prosecute those who force others to engage in …
HRI is looking for a new VISTA Volunteer Coordinator
Human Rights Initiative’s clients include victims of human rights abuses seeking asylum in the Untied States, trafficking victims, victims of spousal or child abuse at the hands of a U. S. citizen or Permanent Resident, immigrant children that flee from violence and travel to the U.S. alone, or immigrant children …
