[Guadalajara, Jal. October 24, 2022] The Rhizome Center for Migrants is a U.S. nonprofit based in Guadalajara, Mexico, where we serve the needs of people impacted by return or deportation. Through intervention, we transform the lives of Mexican migrants and their families to build a better North America for everyone. Among those we serve here in […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. September 21, 2022] The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) is thrilled to announce Abigail Thornton’s addition as the newest member of our board. Abigail “Abi” is an expert on migration, education, and community development with extensive field experience along the U.S.-Mexico border. From 2015-2020, Abi conducted ethnographic research at Casa del Migrante Tijuana’s […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. August 4, 2022] More than 4 million Mexican migrants have been deported from the United States since 2008. During the same period, a significant number of Mexican migrants returned, forcibly or voluntarily, to Mexico as a result of family obligations, unfavorable economic and labor market conditions in the United States, and stricter enforcement […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. September 1, 2021] The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) is thrilled to announce Jessica Billedo’s addition as the newest member of our board. A native of Chicago, where many overseas Jaliscienses live, Jessica is the Director of Mexico Operations for Coyote Logistics here in Guadalajara and has volunteered with us since 2018. We’re […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. August 15, 2021] In early July, the Biden Administration announced it is formalizing a new process to allow deported veterans to return to the country legally. In anticipation of the President’s new initiative, The Rhizome Center for Migrants hosted a citizenship and benefits workshop this Sunday, in collaboration with Public Counsel, Immigrant Defenders Law […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. June 7, 2021] Today, Mexican civil society organizations sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris during her trip to Mexico underscoring, among other things, the need for immigration reform that provides a solution for the growing number of people in Mexico—now millions—who remain separated from their families, exiled from their country, or […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. January 11, 2021] The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) is excited to announce our newest team member, César Miguel Rivera Vega Magallón. César joins the organization as our Mexico Advocacy Fellow. As a formerly undocumented immigrant rights advocate in California, he worked on various campaigns, including #Not1More, the implementation of drivers licenses for […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. November 16, 2020] There are currently an estimated 35,000 to 75,000 intercountry adoptees who do not have U. S. citizenship. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 made it possible for many foreign-born children to gain automatic citizenship. However, it did not cover adoptees who were 18 or older at that time and already […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. September 30, 2020] This week, The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined over 100 organizations in requesting that the National Archives and Records Administration reconsider its recent approval of CBP’s request to destroy internal records of misconduct. The Rhizome Center for Migrants interviews Mexican nationals deported through the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI) program to […]
[Guadalajara, Jal. August 18, 2020] Today The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined over 170 U.S. leading immigration and advocacy organizations in releasing the 2021 Immigration Action Plan, laying out a blueprint for the next administration to restore human dignity to a system weaponized by the Trump administration, reinforce core American values, and power the economic […]
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