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, […]
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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, […]
Read MoreHuman Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on Announcement to Expand Asylum Access
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2021 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 kcohn@hrionline.org Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on Announcement to Expand Asylum Access DALLAS – On […]
Read MoreHRI Statement on Reduction of Immigration Backlog for Immigrant Survivors
On June 14, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new policy intended to ease the tremendous harm of the immigration backlog on immigrant survivors of serious crime. The policy, which specifically affects […]
Read MoreHRI Connect Announces Healthcare Navigator Tool for Immigrant Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2021 Contact: Kali Cohn, 972-638-7438, kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On March 15, 2021, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI), a Dallas-area non-profit organization, launched a […]
Read MoreHuman Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on President Biden’s Executive Orders
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2021 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On February 2, 2021, President Biden issued three Executive Orders ordering review of family separation, migration at […]
Read MoreDuring Twentieth Anniversary, HRI’s Founding Vision Ensured the Rental, Food and Social Services Support Necessary During the Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2020 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 | kcohn@hrionline.org During Twentieth Anniversary, HRI’s Founding Vision Ensured the Rental, Food and Social Services Support Necessary During the Pandemic DALLAS […]
Read MoreHuman Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI) Statement on Today’s Major Asylum Rollback, Released on Human Rights Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On December 10, 2020–the international observance of Human Rights Day–the Trump Administration announced the largest rollback of […]
Read MoreHuman Rights Initiative Statement on Border Closure and Turnbacks of Asylum Seekers
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 20, 2020Contact: Kali Cohn | kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On March 20, 2020, President Trump announced a border shutdown, which appears to implement the President’s confirmation […]
Read MoreToday Marks One Year of U.S.-Inflicted Human Rights Abuses on Asylum Seekers at the Southern Border
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 29, 2020Contact: Kali Cohn, kcohn@hrionline.org, 214-855-0520 x4338 DALLAS—Wednesday, January 29, 2020, marks one year since the Administration implemented its Remain in Mexico (MPP) policy. To date, over […]
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