We need your help to reach more families caught in this human rights crisis. Every day, in McAllen, Texas alone, there are more than 20 families separated from their children.
Last week, we filed an Emergency Request for Precautionary Measures with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (“IACHR”) on behalf of parents systematically separated from their children at the United States-Mexico border.
We represent five parents and their young children who were separated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials (“CBP”) in South Texas. Federal agencies have not provided the parents with any information regarding their children’s whereabouts. As a result, the parents are suffering extreme harm; many broke down sobbing recounting the separation from their children. Here’s how you can help:
1. Volunteer
Every day, we are still taking declarations from families. We need your help to:
Lead intake efforts in Brownsville, Laredo, El Paso, and Alpine, Texas. We can help you with training and capacity to organize legal intake in these cities.
Travel to McAllen, Texas to help interview families.
How to get started: Fill out the form below and we will be in contact with you as soon as possible.
Note: We are only looking for volunteers who speak Spanish, Mam, Q’eqchi’ or K’iche’ and have paralegal or legal assistant experience. TCRP cannot cover costs related to travel or lodging for volunteers.
2. Spread the word
We cannot let these stories fade away. This human rights crisis needs to remain in the eyes of decision makers across the country and internationally. Sign up for updates and help us spread the word to anyone you think can assist.
Right now, we’re assisting five families torn apart by Trump, but there are hundreds more we have not reached. We are working to send advocates to the border to interview as many parents as possible, but to do that, we need your help. Help us fight back.
Any gift you can make would go a long way towards covering the expenses necessary to reunite these families.
