by Border Network for Human Rights · Published October 28, 2021 · Last modified October 29, 2021
U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) join border delegation in press conference amid Senate introduction of bill demanding oversight of immigration enforcement agencies Next Tuesday, a delegation of...
by Border Network for Human Rights · Published September 15, 2021 · Last modified September 20, 2021
Contact:Alia El-Assar|alia@communicationsshop.us WHAT: The #TogetherJuntos Caravan to Austin will bring together hundreds of residents from cities across Texas to denounce Governor Greg Abbott’s racist and white supremacist policies and tactics against immigrants, people of...
by Border Network for Human Rights · Published July 22, 2021 · Last modified September 20, 2021
Experts from the region gather to discuss solutions and the path forward for the southern border and the broken immigration system. Contact:Alia El-Assar|alia@communicationsshop.us WHAT: New Ellis Island (NEI) Virtual Border Policy Summit. Press will...
“The re-introduction of this legislation is one of the first steps to building the New Ellis Island at our southern border, and we support Congresswoman Escobar’s efforts to bring oversight and accountability to border enforcement. We urge Congress to act in the best interest of our communities, economy, and nation as a whole and pass this bill.”
by Border Network for Human Rights · Published April 20, 2021 · Last modified April 21, 2021
After 11 hours of deliberation by the jury, a verdict was reached in Minneapolis today on the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, finding Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Read the statement from Fernando García, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) on the verdict.
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.
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...
The Border Network for Human Rights, founded in 1998, is one of the leading human rights advocacy and immigration reform organizations located at the U.S./Mexico Border. BNHR has over 7,000 members in West Texas and Southern New Mexico.
Offices Located at: 2115 N Piedras St, El Paso, TX 79930
