{"id":1769,"date":"2018-11-25T14:34:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-25T20:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/?page_id=1769"},"modified":"2020-10-13T21:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T02:31:23","slug":"winter-program-class-of-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/winter-program-class-of-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Program Class of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<section   class=\"fw-main-row-custom fw-main-row-top fw-section-no-padding  auto  fw-section-position-back tf-sh-9d5cb7863abd3129a28ce2b6b40f452a\"    >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f1752b\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:100px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f17600\" class=\"fw-col-sm-8 tf-sh-cd981a19a5cb59eb6da3b5ba2269b163\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-heading fw-heading-left  tf-sh-c81d7edeb2cd77f9ab924d7e69751a67\" >\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"fw-special-title\">WINTER <span style=\"font-weight:900;\">PROGRAM<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div><div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-fe936e97dfd132401d4b3d65a2afd366\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p>Jan 4-10, 2019, Guadalajara, Mexico<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e9e04f176eb\" class=\"fw-col-sm-4 tf-sh-4aca52a1a5699e21d8cbbabcfeffda70\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-df215278fd6d6c6a687ade91a1d94fb9\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p><div class=\"ss-inline-share-wrapper\"><div class=\"ss-inline-share-content\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f178bf\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f1794d\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-4fb2607d9f8e9cc3e5e496b5173cafc1\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This winter, <a href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/\">El Centro Rizoma del Migrante<\/a> (www.rhizomecenter.org) will host Texas law students in Mexico. The program will take place January 4-10, 2019, in Guadalajara, a major migrant hub on Western routes into the United States, and also the capital of one of the states most affected by repatriation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week, students will have ample opportunities to hear from federal and state officials, human rights lawyers, migration experts, and on-the-ground activists. By the end of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OPlkNMhrefQ&amp;t=18s\">the program<\/a><\/span>, students will have developed a profound understanding of the interplay between regional migration policy, politics and law, and they will have established a network of invaluable contacts with academics and practitioners in Mexico.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f17a0b\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-9dcde66eb09fa5fb8ecc872abad8eec9\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div><div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-89adc4a5624fab8e8e6d1ba69e35c833\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p>\"As political and drug violence in Latin America worsens and U.S. immigration policy continues to harden and grow more restrictive, undocumented and asylum-seeking families will need informed advocates more than ever.\"<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t<div class=\"fw-imagebox clearfix fw-imagebox-1 tf-sh-9f9cb9b2fb12e43e9a395736432aad06 text-left\"  style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-parent\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-noratio fw-ratio-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Children.png?ssl=1\"  alt=\"Children\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Children.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"541\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Children.png\"   alt=\"Children\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><span class=\"fw-after-no-ratio\" style=\"padding-bottom: 54.1%\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"fw-imagebox-aside\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f17d5b\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-98b0ddf1361d56998e4dcd3c14bc69b8\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-4d9698e949ac6de27afb1e7dd9327888\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2019 Winter Program offers Texas law students an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of the external factors affecting migration at the U.S.-Mexico border, the harsh impacts of deportation on families, as well as available programs and initiatives for the returned community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to the generous contributions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mabah.com\"><strong>Mexican American Bar Association of Houston<\/strong> (MABAH)<\/a> (www.mabah.com) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hispanicbaraustin.com\"><strong>Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (HBAA) Charitable Foundation<\/strong><\/a> (www.hispanicbaraustin.com), two Texas law students were awarded full grants to participate in the program.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We applaud Melissa Aguirre Valencia, recipient of the MABAH award, and Leah Rodriguez, recipient of the HBAA Charitable Foundation award, for their dedication to immigrant rights and look forward to their continued commitment to serving the Hispanic community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year's winter class includes promising future advocates who will be joining us from throughout the state. Participants in this winter's program have worked on asylum claims, advocated for undocumented students, and defended immigrants against detention and deportation.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fw-divider-space space-sm  clearfix\"  ><\/div><div class=\"fw-heading fw-heading-left  tf-sh-23169aef79d706d0a2ba600066ffd974\" >\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fw-special-title\">Please welcome our Winter Program Class of 2019.<\/h2>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/div><div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f17eb3\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-47a79cd1871890078812afcf76dee31c\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-fd6a08b7c4b5d2b29fc2b3f0e85ef2e5  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles.jpg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Clarissa\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"960\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"960\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/29258140_10155506421925369_3268657063592460288_n-Clarissa-Robles.jpg 960w\"   alt=\"Clarissa\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Clarissa <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">ROBLES<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>St. Mary's University School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e9e04f180af\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-610c817cd4de36af8e62164373a4bb45\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-8b138e51f67c4761e0ffdc081588ba30  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0125-Leah-R-Rodriguez.jpg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Leah\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0125-Leah-R-Rodriguez.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1536\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0125-Leah-R-Rodriguez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0125-Leah-R-Rodriguez-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0125-Leah-R-Rodriguez-300x300.jpg 300w\"   alt=\"Leah\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Leah <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">RODRIGUEZ<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>University of Texas School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e9e04f18238\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-df7891f10cb52f3c0ad2a26c1528a814\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-7be48640b363554c664f956f94fbf82d  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CC424E5B-A684-42BB-A0CF-C76234E50564.jpeg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Michaela\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CC424E5B-A684-42BB-A0CF-C76234E50564.jpeg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1365\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"2048\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CC424E5B-A684-42BB-A0CF-C76234E50564-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CC424E5B-A684-42BB-A0CF-C76234E50564-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CC424E5B-A684-42BB-A0CF-C76234E50564-300x300.jpeg 300w\"   alt=\"Michaela\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Michaela <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">KIRKLAND<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Thurgood Marshall School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f183e6\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space space-md  clearfix\"  ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f18468\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-31b210dc770aa92722adb775b04c84b1\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-170a37e042d9a4181da3ad1730ebf49c  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1.jpg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Loren\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"704\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"702\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1-704x691.jpg 704w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Loren-Elkins-1.jpg 704w\"   alt=\"Loren\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Loren <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">ELKINS<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Texas A&M University School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e9e04f185b8\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-425185af5ed8f4c0e3634f846d7cd328\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-25654cc4121c4145074df42b458e96af  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_4573-Melissa-Aguirre.jpg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Melissa Aguirre\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_4573-Melissa-Aguirre.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1536\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"2048\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_4573-Melissa-Aguirre-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_4573-Melissa-Aguirre-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_4573-Melissa-Aguirre-300x300.jpg 300w\"   alt=\"Melissa Aguirre\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Melissa <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">AGUIRRE<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>South Texas College of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div id=\"column-69e9e04f1871a\" class=\"fw-col-sm-6 fw-col-md-3 tf-sh-758d4c5c05bbd6691849c65e8a4bbd04\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team tf-sh-b6cc8e3c82a69dcc8261e7f1ef204a10  fw-content-align-left fw-team-member-type-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 230px;\" class=\"fw-team-image fw-block-image-parent fw-block-image-circle\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-block-image-child fw-ratio-1 fw-ratio-container\"><noscript itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" itemprop=\"image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1.jpg?w=230&#038;ssl=1\"  alt=\"Valeria\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\"  class=\"lazyload\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"960\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"960\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lsat-picture-Valeria-Montalvo-1.jpg 960w\"   alt=\"Valeria\" data-maxdpr=\"1.7\" width=\"230\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-inner\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-team-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Valeria <span style=\"font-weight:700; font-family:lato; font-size:28px;\">MONTALVO<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>St. Mary's University School of Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f188a0\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f18907\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-text-box tf-sh-1e5aca7b97bafe26bbe3c00571ecfb2e\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-text-inner\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rhizome Center for Migrants is an independent, secular 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/about\/our-mission\/\">mission<\/a><\/span> is to support and defend forcibly displaced persons and uprooted people at risk around the world. The organization was founded in response to the surge in deportations in the United States and has centralized its efforts in Mexico in support of deportees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, The Rhizome Center for Migrants <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/post-deportation-legal-aid-clinic-opens-its-doors-to-the-community\/\">opened<\/a><\/span> the only post-deportation center south of the border devoted entirely to the needs of returnees. The objective of the center is to increase access to justice by providing rapid response to urgent human rights and immigration needs, supporting the returned community on critical matters involving U.S. law, as well as educating mixed-status families on their options for reunification and providing reintegration relief to the most vulnerable returnees.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f18999\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f18a39\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/projects\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"fw-btn tf-sh-24ae4302d32f939fb2024b5c9f308750     fw-btn-1\"  style=\"width:430px; height:75px; line-height:75px;\">\n\t\t<span style=\"top:0;\">\n\t\t\tOur Causes\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fw-row\">\n\t<div id=\"column-69e9e04f18af3\" class=\"fw-col-sm-12 tf-sh-ed9847ca465f8d99b63b47b389592f5d\" >\n\t<div class=\"fw-wrap-col-inner clearfix\"   >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-col-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fw-divider-space  fw-custom-space  clearfix\" style=\"height:50px;\" ><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WINTER PROGRAM Jan 4-10, 2019, Guadalajara, Mexico This winter, The Rhizome Center for Migrants (www.rhizomecenter.org) will host Texas law students in Mexico. The program will take place January 4-10, 2019, in Guadalajara, a major migrant hub on Western routes into the United States, and also the capital of one of the states most affected by [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"visual-builder-template.php","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1769","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1769\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}