Tori Salas, Interfaith Welcome Coalition Coordinating Director, was one of the guest speakers on Texas Public Radio’s The Source on May 10. Salas joined with Rep Greg Casar, Democrat TX-CD-35 and…
The Texas legislature’s regular session ended May 29th. And you let us know you made 597 calls to legislators opposing anti-immigration bills! Thank you for taking action. (Click here to read…
The bishops of communities in the United States along the southwest border have issued a statement in response to the developing situation of a large number of migrants at the…
Emily was one of our longest-term volunteers, having been around from the beginning days of IWC. At that time, she could often be found at “the Casa,” our first overnight…
Thanks to all of you who responded to our action alerts by making phone calls to Texas state elected officials opposing anti-immigrant legislation. You let us know that you made…
Our speakers for May were be Benjamin Deuel and Cindy Andrade Johnson from La Posada Providencia in San Benito, TX, a shelter serving immigrants and asylum-seekers in the lower Rio Grande…
In 2019, around 100 IWC volunteers went to Laredo to join our collaborators there for Bold Border Action, a daylong event that included a Riverside memorial service for those who…
Need: Isolated housing (guest house, B&B, etc) for a Venezuelan mother and her 4-year-old son for approximately 1 month. Food will be delivered. Situation: When the family arrived in the…
By Mary Grace Ketner Sometimes helping a migrant reach his final destination involves a lot of logistics and teamwork among numerous individuals and organizations. That was the case with one…