Category: News
Folly of the Senate Immigration Reform Bill Becomes Clear In House Bill
Border Communities Welcome House Democrat Action on Immigration Reform and the Rejection of Corker/Hoeven Militarization Agenda For Immediate Release: October 2nd, 2013 Today’s introduction of an immigration reform bill by House Democrats highlights that...
Press Advisory: Border Communities Join National Action for Citizenship and Against Militarization
For Immediate Release: September 30, 2013 El Paso TX – Southern New Mexico The Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), a human rights organization in El Paso TX and Southern New Mexico with more...
33 ‘Dreamers’ detained at Texas border crossing, activist says
Photo by Christopher Sherman / Associated Press / September 30, 2013 Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times–An update to our Q&A posted earlier about a group of undocumented youths attempting to cross the U.S. border...
BNHR Holding Weekly Vigils at Congressman Pearce Office
Border network for Human Rights has been holding weekly vigils in Las Cruces New Mexico, outside the Congressional office of Steve Pearce asking him to Support a Comprehensive Immigration Reform and to Oppose Safe...
Border Communities Praise Border Members of Congress for Introducing CIR ASAP Act of 2013 Express disappointment on failed bipartisan negotiations on immigration legislation
El Paso, TX – Border communities have dealt with the consequences of a lack of action on immigration reform, both, in terms of civil and human rights consequences of previous border surges as well...
Border Congressmen to Hold Field Hearing, Community Rally on Immigration Reform, Border Enforcement Accountability and Militarization
On September 16th Rep. O’Rourke (El Paso, TX), Rep. Grijalva (Tucson, Az) and Rep. Vela (Brownsville, TX) in will listen from diverse border stakeholders and community members on the need to shape effective and...