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We are please to offer our Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2021 – 2022! HRI AR22

(Currently hybrid – not fully remote due to Court/USCIS Interview appearances and client meetings. Must be in the office at least 2-3 days per week.) Position Summary HRI seeks a passionate human rights advocate to join our team as a Staff Attorney. The Staff Attorney will provide legal representation through mentoring pro bono attorneys and […]

HRI’s Social Services department recently attended an event at Shepton High School, in Plano ISD, to talk about resources available for immigrant families in the area. Alongside other community agencies that provide legal and social services to the immigrant population, they encouraged families to take advantage of the wide range or resources available to them […]

HRI fosters equity, celebrates diversity, and supports inclusion. We acknowledge diverse backgrounds and voices. Our visitors, volunteers, trustees, staff, and communities represented in the HRI family make us stronger. Each voice enables us to be better equipped to make positive impacts locally and nationally. Equity Society’s historical legacies and systemic barriers have created disparities in […]

Do you know what happiness looks like? For HRI, happiness looks like a safe human being. . . Look at these safe, secure and happy human beings! These safe human beings in their moment of utter joy when they no longer need to look over their shoulder, forever afraid. Please send them your best wishes. […]

HRI’s Social Services provide a range of invaluable services to help clients live their day-to-day lives as they wait resolution for their immigration cases. We work hard to keep our clients from falling through the cracks. As part of these efforts, we keep a pantry of needful items and groceries that is open, free of […]

We’re incredibly thankful to everyone who has taken part in our July 4th Campaign by giving financially or sharing our call with their network. HRI wouldn’t exist without the generous support of our community! In case you missed it, it’s not too late to contribute. HRI’s work remains critical. We must ensure that those who come to us seeking safety […]

Today we enter the second week in a post-Roe nation. . It means that states–including Texas–have the green light to eliminate abortion care. . It means that communities who are already grappling with inadequate access to healthcare are even further endangered. . It means that Black, Indigenous, Latine, and other communities of color once again bear the brunt […]

The Supreme Court of the United States held that the Biden Administration has the power to end the Remain in Mexico program, formally known as MPP. Under the policy, people seeking asylum were denied entry into the United States and were forced to wait in Mexico, often in dangerous areas while waiting for their case […]