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Currently, The immigration court backlog: 1.6 million cases USCIS case backlog: 9.5 million Waits for in-person consular interviews for immigrant visas: 532,000+ Result: vulnerable migrants in limbo for unforeseeable future. […]

We celebrate with you when our clients are safe. This is a failure story – this story is about how one of our clients is stuck in the immense backlog. […]

HRI’s service model could not function without our volunteers – legal, non-legal, social workers, office helpers, artists, interns, musicians, advocates – who always give wholly of their heart and time. […]

At the heels of the second anniversary of the implementation of Title 42, which has primarily deported and detained Black and Brown migrants, the U.S has approved admitting up to […]

B was a bright, young migrant teenager who met an American classmate as a high school freshman. Having escaped the horrors in her homeland, having an object of desire return […]

Co-founded by two visionary Dallas women, led by women in every department, and administered by a thoroughly diverse, all-female+ identifying team, at HRI we don’t wait for a day or […]

We could tell you that Women’s History Month found its first roots in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week […]

Russian Invasion of Ukraine HRI Statement . . On this morning, as Russia invades Ukraine, we think of the countless Ukrainians lurched into a humanitarian crisis. They join the ranks […]

From the desk of Bill Holston, executive director – HRI. As I reflect about 2021, our 21st year, I’m very proud of what our team accomplished. Our lawyers and DOJ […]

Black lives are often overlooked in immigration spaces due to the anti-Blackness and racism embedded in every system in our society. We’re asking for justice and an immigration system that […]