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The Border Network for Human Rights, founded in 1998, is one of the leading human rights advocacy and immigration reform organizations in the U.S. BNHR has over 7,000 members in West Texas and Southern New Mexico.

To speak to one of our team members or to be added to our media list for updates, please contact:

Alan Lizárraga | Communications Coordinator | alizarraga@bnhr.org

DECEMBER 2023

Press Releases & Statements

12/08/2023

NOVEMBER 2023

Press Releases & Statements

11/30/2023

11/22/2023

11/21/2023

11/14/2023

OCTOBER 2023

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10/31/2023

10/26/2023

10/24/2023

10/11/2023

10/05/2023

10/05/2023

10/03/2023

Press Advisory: BNHR to Hold a Day of the Dead Procession, Protest, and Candlelight Vigil

BNHR Issues Human & Civil Rights Warning On the State of Texas: House of Representatives Approves Legislation to Allow State to Detain, Arrest, & Deport Immigrant Families

BNHR and El Paso Community Celebrates a Historical Vote in El Paso City Council to Implement a Community Identification Card Program for All El Paso Residents

Press Advisory: The State of the US-Mexico Border: A Conversation on the State, National, and Binational Militarization of Border Communities and the Criminalization of Migrants and Border Residents

BNHR Statement on Pres. Biden's Decision to Resume the Construction of the Hateful, Ineffective, and Wasteful Border Wall

Fernando Garcia, Executive Director of the BNHR Recognized as a Salzburg Global Fellow, Centers Border Voices and Perspectives at the 2023 Salzburg Global Seminar American Studies Program

BNHR Statement on the Selection of Peter Pacillas as the New Chief of Police, Extends an Invitation to Continue the Dialogue for Police Accountability and Oversight

SEPTEMBER 2023

Press Releases & Statements

09/27/2023

09/21/2023

09/14/2023

09/08/2023

09/06/2023

09/01/2023

09/01/2023

BNHR Condemns Latest Agreement by the Mexican and U.S. Government that Seeks to Implement Punitive Criminalization and Deterrence Policies to Address the Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis

Frontera Texas Coalition Regrets the Death of 3-Year-Old Child in the Rio Grande River; Calls for the Investment of Welcoming Infrastructure

BNHR: “Gov. Abbott, your Racism, Xenophobia, and White Supremacy are Not Welcomed in El Paso”

Frontera Texas Coalition Regrets U.S. Appeals Court Decision to Keep the Dangerous Border Buoys in Place, Calls for Additional Action from the DOJ to End Operation Lone Star (OLS)

Frontera Texas Coalition Applauds Federal Judge’s Decision to Remove Dangerous Border Buoys, Calls for Additional Action from the DOJ to End Operation Lone Star (OLS)

BNHR Statement on the Arrest of Two El Paso Police Department Supervisors for the Charges of Official Oppression, Calls for Accountability and Oversight Measures

Frontera Texas Coalition To Hold Border-Wide Actions in Response to the TX National Guard Violent Shooting Incident & To Call for the Immediate Halt of the Unconstitutional Operation Lone Star (OLS)

AUGUST 2023

Press Releases & Statements

08/28/2023

08/28/2023

08/25/2023

08/18/2023

08/08/2023

08/08/2023

08/04/2023

08/02/2023

BNHR Denounces White-Supremacist Attack in Jacksonville, Joins Hundreds of Affected Individuals, Families, and Communities in Calling for Change and Action

BNHR Calls for a Prompt Criminal Investigation from the DOJ Regarding the Violent Shooting in El Paso, Texas that Wounded a Mexican National by the Texas National Guard and the Immediate Cease of Operation Lone Star

Frontera Texas Coalition to Renew its Opposition to Gov. Abbott's Operation Lone Star & Announce Cross-Border Day of Action & Solidarity to the Community Resistance in Eagle Pass

BNHR: “The loss of Jismary is a harsh wake-up call for Gov. Abbott to reflect on the irreparable damage and cruelty he has imposed…”

BNHR Extremely Concerned about the Disproportionate Use of Force Against Immigrant Families and Asylum Seekers and Renews Call for Oversight and Accountability for the Asylum System

BNHR Joins Congressional Delegation in Condemning Gov. Abbott’s Cruel and Inhumane Deterrence Barriers, Urges Federal Government and State Legislature to Take Further Action to Halt Operation Lone Star

BNHR: “Our Whole Country Must Pay Attention to the Dangerous Situation Gov. Abbott’s Operation Lone Star has Created”

Frontera Texas Applauds Eagle Pass City Council’s Unanimous Vote to Rescind Criminal Trespass Affidavit

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