This piece was originally published in the Spanish-language online publication, Animal Político, on August 29, 2018. With permission from the author, we are providing a copy of the complete English version, below, which features our work in Guadalajara, Mexico. By: Savitri Arvey (@SavitriArvey) As Mexican president elect Andres Manuel López Obrador defines his policies in the […]
Return to the U.S. After Deportation or Removal
[Guadalajara, Jal. June 30, 2018] The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) has partnered with Guanajuato-based Dream in México (http://dreaminmexico.org) to dispel immigration myths regarding legal reentry into the U.S. Dream in México is a Mexican nonprofit organization connecting immigrant youth with educational and employment opportunities in Mexico. “There is a lot of misinformation out there […]
Post-Deportation Legal Aid Clinic Opens Its Doors to the Community
[Guadalajara, Jal. June 7, 2018] The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) has partnered with Casa Scalabrini (http://www.migrante.com.mx/guadalajara.html) to provide post-deportation legal aid services to returned migrants in Guadalajara, Jalisco, one of the states most affected by repatriation. The weekly legal aid clinic opened today in response to the surge in long-term resident deportations under the […]
Texas-Based Organization Centralizes Efforts in Mexico in Support of Deportees
[Guadalajara, Jal. June 1, 2018] In response to the surge in deportations under the Trump Administration, as well as the lack of reintegration support for returnees in their home country, The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) has partnered with Mexico-based Centro Pastoral Migratoria (http://www.migrante.com.mx/guadalajara.html) to provide direct services to returning Mexicans, the single group most […]