We fought so that Jacob could hug his family again – and we did it. Because of your support, phone calls, emails, and letters, and those of you who showed up to protest, Jacob is now home.
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Category Archives: Spotlight
The LGBTQ+ Heroes Who Fought to Call This Country Home
Sara Harb Quiroz The United States has a long history of excluding “undesirable” groups from entering its borders. Among them were queer immigrants. One of the many people caught in the crosshairs of the Immigration and Naturalization Service’s (INS) deportation machine was Sara Harb Quiroz, an immigrant from Mexico who was deported in 1961. Quiroz
Women’s History Month: Honoring the women who set roots in this country
To all the daughters of mothers, aunts, grandmothers who help set roots in this country, we honor you.Read On
Watch now: Why I advocate for Children’s Rights
My name is Saeni Rodriguez, and I work with children as a case manager at RAICES. At RAICES, our social services team advocates for and empowers migrant children by providing holistic and trauma-informed wrap-around legal and social services.Read On
Watch now: Together, we can create transformative change
Organizing is an invitation for us to build power and to create lasting systemic change together. It is the most effective way to fight for the transformation that our migrant community needs and deserves.Read On
RAICES blasts Senate Parliamentarian’s anti-immigrant ruling: Democrats can’t put the lives of millions of immigrants in the hands of a former deporter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 16, 2021 Press Contact: Jessica Ortiz, media@raicestexas.org “Democrats must grow a backbone and wage a real fight — no excuse for inaction.” San Antonio, TX – In response to the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling regarding the immigration provisions in the budget reconciliation package, or the ‘Build Back Better’ plan, currently in
RAICES 2021 Holiday Gift Guide
RAICES 2021 Holiday Gift Guide features books for adults and children, stocking stuffers, and more from RAICES community members and businesses that have strengthened our #FightForFamilies.Read On
Watch now: Why I fight to stop deportations
My name is Cristian Sánchez. I’m a supervising attorney at RAICES, and I work to stop deportations of asylum seekers — including those who have faced horrific marginalization and exploitation as members of the LGBTQ+ community.Read On