FOCUS ON CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Photo by Mikhail Nilov, Pixabay This is part three of a series examining the impact of mass deportation on children. It focuses on health, education and finances. Part one addressed…
FOCUS ON LEGAL CHALLENGES FACING UNDOCUMENTED MINORS
This is part of a three-part series. The first part, published in March, 2026, focused on detained children, this part covers weakening legal protections for minors, and the final part will examine…
FOCUS ON SECTION 287(g) and SB8 WHAT IS A SECTION 287(g) AGREEMENT?
In 1996, Section 287(g) was added to the Immigration and Nationality Act. This section authorizes ICE to give state and local law enforcement officers the authority to carry out certain immigration enforcement…
PASTOR GARCIA WINS HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
(From left) Pastor Dianne Garcia accepts the 2026 Oscar Romero Award from Rothko Chapel Board Member Rev. Laura Mayo and Chief Engagement Officer, Kelly Johnson. Pastor Dianne Garcia, pastor of IWC collaborating partner Roca…
PASSOVER AND IMMIGRATION
By Joan Plotnick For Jews, the link between Passover and immigration is obvious. After thousands of years of slavery, we were finally free to pursue our lives according to our…
IWC VISITS EAGLE PASS
Camp Eagle in Maverick County was completed in three months by private contractor, Team Housing Solutions, with Operation Lone Star (OLS) funds in May 2024. The entire facility is portable – modular housing,…
IWC VOLUNTEER SPEAKS AT UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH HORIZON CONFERENCE
IWC volunteer Minerva Briones spoke about IWC’s mission and the work we are doing in San Antonio at the United Women in Faith Horizon Conference held in Fort Worth on…
TAKE 5 – OPPORTUNITY FOR CIVIC ACTION
IWC currently collaborates with Texas Impact and the Washington-DC based Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) to guide our advocacy education and action. Each week until the end of May 2025, we will suggest an action to take,…
IWC MEMBERS ATTEND TEXAS IMPACT LEGISLATIVE EVENT
On Jan. 26-28, 10 people who are affiliated with the IWC in San Antonio traveled to Austin to attend the Texas Impact legislative event. They were able to reach across…
IGLESIA CRISTIANA ROCA DE REFUGIO HIGHLIGHTED IN WASHINGTON POST
IWC’s friend and collaborative partner, Pastor Dianne Garcia of Iglesia Cristiana Roca de Refugio, a Mennonite church in San Antonio, was quoted in an article by the Washington Post titled, ‘What ending…