On Thursday, April 15, the New Ellis Island Border Policy Group convened dozens of stakeholders in a meeting with Anna Hinken, Senior Engagement Liaison at DHS, to facilitate ongoing dialogue on border communities’ major concerns as the Biden administration works to fix the broken immigration system and build a more just and humane border.
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BNHR Statement on Republican Delegation Visit to the U.S.-Mexico Border
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2021PRESS CONTACT: Alia El-Assar | (202) 938-6511 | alia@communicationsshop.us EL PASO – The following is a statement from Fernando García, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), on...
BNHR Membership Establish Priorities, Confirm Leadership in Vote of Confidence during Annual General Assembly feat. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar
EL PASO – On Sat., Feb. 27, 2021, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) convened and estimated 70 community delegates from the border region spanning across Texas and New Mexico in the annual...
BNHR Statement on the Biden Administration’s Continuation of Trump-Era Policies & Rhetoric Criminalizing Immigrants & Asylum Seekers
EL PASO – In a White House daily briefing today, Press Secretary Jen Psaki further walked back the Biden administration’s commitment to immediately terminate cruel and unjust policies implemented during the Trump presidency that...
New Ellis Island Border Policy Group Letter to President Biden Administration on Border and Immigration Policy Priorities
January 20, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden Jr. New Ellis Island Border Policy Group Letter to President Biden Administration on Border and Immigration Policy Priorities Dear President Biden, Fixing our broken immigration system is...
Statement from BNHR Executive Director, Fernando García, on Unfounded and Retaliatory EPPD Actions Against Him and BNHR Following Peaceful Protest of Trump’s Visit to Alamo, Texas
EL PASO – A day after a peaceful protest organized by the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), and supported by its allies, BNHR executive director, Fernando García, was cited by the El Paso Police Department (EPPD)...
2021 Immigration Reform Campaign at the Borderland
On December 5th, 2020, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) and other allied organizations will lead a caravan to launch the 2021 Immigration Reform Campaign at the Borderland to demand that Congress and...