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Meeting With Hilary Klein, Author of “Compañeras: Zapatista Women’s History”

A member of the coalition presenting with Hilary Klein, author of “Compañeras: Zapatista Women’s History” at MonkyWrench Bookstore. It was a lovely bilingual panel of women activists who have participated in organizing in Austin, Chiapas and Florida. Miembro de la

Ryan Sim April 7, 2015 For the Media Read more

Photos from Wednesday’s Rally Against SB 185

The Texas Senate, through the initiative SB 185 wants to authorize the local police, hospital’s police and school police act as agents of IMMIGRATION (ICE). Because of all this, the immigrant community says NO to anti-immigrant laws and YES, to

Ryan Sim March 28, 2015 For the Media Read more

Help free Maria Estela & her daughters from detention - Call TODAY!

https://www.facebook.com/events/808382972589786/ Maria Estela Marquez Marquez and her three daughters — Melissa (15 years old), Carmen (13 years old), and Jackeline (11 years old) — are refugees from El Salvador who have been detained by ICE at the Karnes Detention Center

Ryan Sim March 27, 2015 For the Media Read more

Call to Release Sonia & her children from Karnes family detention camp!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1603842466498892/ Sonia Amaya Hernandez and her three young children — Josselyn (age 10), Valentin (age 9) and Moises (age 3) — are refugees from El Salvador who have been detained by ICE at the Karnes Detention Center since early August,

Ryan Sim March 26, 2015 For the Media Read more

3/24 Rally to commemorate Monseñor Romero Day

On March 24, we joined our friends at Texans United for Families who held a rally to commemorate Monseñor Romero Day by calling on the Obama administration to release the women and children held in immigration prisons. Over a thousand women and

Ryan Sim March 25, 2015 For the Media Read more
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Troopers Ticketing Fewer Overall, More Hispanics, by Alexa Ura and Terri Langford ... See MoreSee Less

Troopers Ticketing Fewer Overall, More Hispanics, by Alexa Ura and Terri Langford

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State troopers are writing far fewer traffic tickets now than five years ago, but an increasing share of them are being issued to Hispanic drivers, a Tribune analysis of state data shows. The Texas Department of Public Safety says it can't explain why that's happening.

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

1 week ago

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

Estudio: jóvenes inmigrantes son menos propensos a cometer... ... See MoreSee Less

Estudio: jóvenes inmigrantes son menos propensos a cometer...

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Los adolescentes inmigrantes son menos propensos a involucrarse en peleas, portar armas o usar drogas, en comparación a los que nacieron en Estados Unidos, según los resultados de un estudio de la Universidad de Texas (UT), publicado el martes 1.

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

2 weeks ago

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

Donald Trump echa de un evento al presentador hispano Jorge Ramos ... See MoreSee Less

Donald Trump echa de un evento al presentador hispano Jorge Ramos

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“Siéntese, no le he dado la palabra. Vuélvase a Univisión”, le dijo el magnate al conductor estrella de la cadena en español

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

2 weeks ago

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

These 7 Images of Global Borders Reveal the Unique Brutality of the US-Mexico Wall ... See MoreSee Less

These 7 Images of Global Borders Reveal the Unique Brutality of the US-Mexico Wall

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The US-Mexico wall is inhuman compared to other international borders.

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

2 weeks ago

Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition

“These are people who haven’t been charged with a crime being held in jail-like settings with very little due process,” said Marc Rosenblum, an expert on U.S. immigration. Being detained makes it much harder for an immigrant to find a lawyer and mount an adequate defense against deportation. ... See MoreSee Less

Immigration Authorities Are Far More Likely To Jail You If You’re Mexican

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An analysis of nationwide federal data by BuzzFeed News — the first of its kind — found that immigration authorities incarcerate immigrants from Mexico at far higher rates than those from any other...

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The Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition promotes human rights and dignity, and social and economic justice for immigrants through community organizing, policy advocacy and public education.

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