Groups setting off to speak to residents of border cities about their authorized rights, converse up towards Operation Lone Star
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A coalition of migrant advocacy organizations is planning to drive the size of Texas to name for extra humane border insurance policies.
The Border Network for Human Rights is main eight different grassroots teams on a caravan set to depart El Paso on May 1 and arrive in Brownsville, Texas, on May 17.
The aim of the Frontera Texas organizing caravan is to “strengthen the capacity of border residents and immigrant families to promote and defend human and civil rights,” BNHR mentioned in an announcement Friday.
The caravan is available in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s immigration enforcement initiatives, comparable to Operation Lone Star, current stepped-up inspections of vans carrying reliable commerce items on the border, and jailing migrants on state trespassing expenses. Operation Lone Star, which consists of the deployment of a whole lot of National Guard troops and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, has significantly come underneath scrutiny by civil rights teams.
“This politically motivated strategy led by Gov. Abbott is not only illegal and unconstitutional, but also has already impacted the rights of immigrants and refugees, and deteriorated the quality of life of border communities in Texas.,” BNHR mentioned.
Groups scheduled to affix the caravan embrace Arise Adelante, Border Workers United, Casa del Proyecto Libertad, La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), and Valley Movement of Human Rights, amongst others.
Details concerning the actions of caravan members at every cease had been to be introduced Saturday at BNHR headquarters, 2115 N. Piedras St. in El Paso.