SCOPE at TXST

Happy New Year, Bobcats! If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a member of SCOPE or renewing your membership, please fill out the forms at the links below. #TXST25 #TXST26

Our government is still forcing migrant mothers to spend #MothersDay separated from their children, and we have a responsibility to act. The best Mother’s Day gift we can give? Ending family separation and restoring asylum NOW.

Editorial: Abbott’s plan to slam school door on undocumented kids is heartless — and dumb. bit.ly/3LS5V67

Discrimination, language barriers, limitations in access to healthcare and pregnancy services due to lack of administrative status - next week, we will be talking more about undocumented #migrantmothers #MothersMonth2022 @abd_ong @VitalAidNL @epmproarbeit1 @MMM4Mothers

Don’t forget this Saturday we will be hosting our citizenship clinic! Share this flyer with anyone you know that is interested in applying for citizenship. Masks will be required at the clinic. #citizenship

Not only did Plyler affirm that undocumented CHILDREN are not an underclass that should be relegated to the shadows, it is also a bedrock case reaffirming that undocumented immigrants are covered by the 14th Amendment. So Abbott's proposal is even more insidious than it seems.

Come join us at the "First-Gen Networking Event" this Wednesday, April 27th. There will be refreshments, networking activities, and giveaways! Register here: education.txstate.edu/events

Follow the Caldwell/Hays Examiner on Facebook to stay updated on Ryan Hartman’s arbitration hearing.

Spent this morning visiting a shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Tijuana. Spent the afternoon at a shelter @ImmDef visits regularly to provide legal services to mostly Haitian & Central American families. The differences between the two are stark and soul-shattering. 🧵

🚨 Update: The location of our #citizenship clinic has changed!!

If you're a Mexican who wants to get a visa because you are the brother/sister of a US citizen, if you applied in January 2000 you are just now going to become eligible for the visa—22 years later. If you applied today the wait would be even longer; probably 40+ years.

We asked so often “What does USAC do exactly?” So let’s clarify! Our mission is to advocate for underrepresented students at Texas State University! If you’re interested in advocacy work and growing your leadership skills, apply by April 22nd!!

The years of ongoing abuse at LaSalle underscore what we've already known to be true, which is that all immigration detention is inherently abusive. It's not enough to move people from one abuse jail to another. #ReleasesNotTransfers #FreeThemAll

Ending Title 42 is a step in the right direction to restoring access to asylum humanely, fairly, and orderly. We stand ready to #WelcomeWithDignity

🚨 Breaking News!!! Lizelle has been released on bail and has secured legal counsel. With permission from her family, Frontera Fund has started a legal defense and reconciliation fund to support Lizelle and her family. Donate here ➡️ bit.ly/Lizelle #Justice4Lizelle

Here's what's staggering: the overwhelming majority have been processed through the San Ysidro port of entry, in numbers larger than we've seen that port of entry process in nearly 6 years. This proves that we *can* process asylum seekers in large numbers at ports of entry.

Our ENTIRE e-board is graduating! We are so excited to introduce an entirely new team to the incredible opportunities USAC has to offer!! 🐾 @TxStateIIE

Our third story on undocumented seniors is out. This one is about housing. Let me tell you a little bit about Lilia and Cipriano, the couple you see in the photo below. injusticewatch.org/news/immigrati…

🚨URGENT: Take Action to #FreeAlex! ICE has scheduled his deportation for THIS WEDNESDAY. Alex is a black, 42 yr old father who came here as a refugee from Sierra Leone when he was 10. #FreeThemAll #AbolishICE @ICEgov @RepBonnie @RepDonaldPayne: We demand you #FreeAlex NOW!

It took up to three days and the smell of his decomposing body for staff at a shelter in Mexico to realize that an immigrant trying to get asylum in the US had died. Our latest on MPP based on letters sent to the US government obtained by BuzzFeed News. buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfo…

This #FarmworkerAwarenessWeek, we send gratitude to all the farmworkers who risk their lives to put food on our tables & keep communities fed. We will continue to fight for fair pay and protections for all immigrant essential workers. #ImmigrantsAreEssential