Irwin County Detention Center

Stop CBP From Destroying Its Own Records

[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 […]

Migrants

MORE Act Could Protect Families and Immigrants Against Deportation

[Guadalajara, Jal. August 13, 2020] The Rhizome Center for Migrants and a coalition of more than 220 national advocacy organizations, and more than 125 national, state, and local drug policy, criminal justice reform, and civil rights organizations signed a letter of support for the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. In 2013, simple marijuana […]

COVID-19

U.S. and Mexico Must Urgently Address Impact of Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19

[Guadalajara, Jal. May 25, 2020] The Rhizome Center for Migrants and 35 U.S. and Mexican organizations call on the Trump and Lopez Obrador administrations to urgently address the impact of ongoing deportations and expulsions of children, asylum seekers, and migrants during COVID-19. As organizations representing civil society in the region, we are alarmed by the […]

Joint Statement: U.S. And Mexico Must Urgently Address Impact of Ongoing Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19

Binational Joint Statement Click here to view this statement in Spanish. As organizations representing civil society in the region, we object to and are alarmed by the offensive public health risk created by ongoing U.S. deportations and expulsions amid a global health crisis. We urgently call on the Trump and Lopez Obrador administrations to cease […]

Declaración Conjunta: Estados Unidos y México deben abordar de manera urgente el impacto de las deportaciones y expulsiones que se llevan a cabo durante el COVID-19

Declaración conjunta binacional Haga clic aquí para ver esta declaración en inglés. Como organizaciones que representan a la sociedad civil en la región, nos alarma y nos oponemos al ofensivo riesgo de salud pública creado por las deportaciones y expulsiones de Estados Unidos que se están llevando a cabo en medio de la crisis de […]