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Community Groups Calling on Austin City Council to Allocate $10 Million to Help Families Facing Financial Hardships Due to COVID-19
Austin, TX — With social distancing measures in place followed by the recent shelter-in-place order issued by Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt in effect through April 13, thousands of Austinites are out of work and don’t know when, or if, they will be able to return to their jobs. Read more about Community Groups Calling on Austin City Council to Allocate $10 Million to Help Families Facing Financial Hardships Due to COVID-19
In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual: ICE awards a nearly $50 million contract to keep the Houston Processing Center open for the next decade
Houston, TX — Last week Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded the Houston Processing Center a nearly $50 million contract to keep the for-profit immigration detention facility open for the next decade. Read more about In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, business as usual: ICE awards a nearly $50 million contract to keep the Houston Processing Center open for the next decade
Advocacy organizations to AG William Barr: Halt migrant prosecutions during COVID-19 crisis to save lives
In a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr today, more than 160 immigration, faith, civil rights, and community organizations called on the Department of Justice to enact immediate changes in the criminal prosecution of migrants to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Read more about Advocacy organizations to AG William Barr: Halt migrant prosecutions during COVID-19 crisis to save lives
As COVID-19 reaches Austin, here's how we are taking care of our community and ourselves
March 18, 2020 by mreza
Over the past years, our team has successfully prepared for and responded to crises, and we’re good at what we do — from reuniting women detained at the notorious T. Don Hutto detention center with their children, to responding to ICE raids in our community, to working with communities as they navigate the criminal legal system. Read more about As COVID-19 reaches Austin, here's how we are taking care of our community and ourselves
