Pro Bono Reflections from the Rio Grande Valley

     

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    A Small Victory in a Larger Fight: A Summer Bond Hearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Alex Schnapp, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

    "Martín and his wife Isabel entered the United States in late February 2020, just weeks before the WHO declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic, leading to lengthy quarantines in overcrowded immigration detention facilities around the country. A system already plagued by grueling injustice, due process deprivations, and human rights violations was steeling itself for another punch, one that would place hundreds of thousands of people in the crosshairs of infection..."

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    Immigration

    American Bar Association Organizes Impactful Pro Bono Trip to Southern Border in October

    I recently had the privilege of spending a week in Harlingen, Texas, to volunteer with the American Bar Association’s project ProBAR, as part of a remarkable group of talented, committed professionals from all over the country. It was an intense week that involved lengthy visits with detainees at the Port Isabel Detention Center, situated in a flat green landscape dotted with palm trees and giant windmills, not far from the Gulf of Mexico.

    Immigration

    Reflections from Volunteer Joel Padilla

    "Like many, I have been reading and absorbing the news about the “immigration crisis,” stories of family separation, overcrowding, and inhumane conditions at our southern border for many months now. Whether it’s rhetoric about policy by one of our elected officials, or conversations with friends and family, issues surrounding immigration policy have been a constant topic of discussion during Trump’s presidency. I wanted to do my part to help and see for myself what was happening at the border. "

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