Once again Texas leaders have filed a lawsuit challenging federal immigration policy, going back to a xenophobic and politically motivated toolkit that does nothing to help people fleeing persecution or the communities along the border that are receiving the influx…
Unspeakable tragedy came to San Antonio this week with the deaths of over 50 migrants in a semi-trailer truck. This horrific incident shook all of us to our core, especially those of us who work each day to welcome immigrants…
Statement on Biden v. Texas from Edna Yang, Co-Executive Director, American Gateways, which provides legal aid to low-income immigrants from offices in San Antonio, Waco and Austin: In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court has ruled in Biden v…
American Gateways which provides legal assistance to immigrants in more than 20 Central Texas counties is excited to announce that its Waco office is hosting its first Equal Justice Works Fellow, Alicia Alvarado. The Equal Justice Works Fellowship is a…
American Gateways opposes the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings, published by the DOJ on November 27, 2020. American Gateways opposes all aspects of the Proposed Rule that would erode the due process…
American Gateways opposes all aspects of the Proposed Rule that would erode the due process rights of asylum seekers or otherwise impede—in any way—the ability of individuals who have suffered persecution to access humanitarian protection in the United States. At…
The proposed collection of additional information on Form I-589 is unnecessary for the proper performance of agency functions, will substantially enhance the burden of collection for applicants, especially pro se applicants, and will not improve the quality, utility, or clarity of…
American Gateways’ comments to the Administration’s proposed new rules which would make it much harder for individuals fleeing violence or serious harm to claim asylum. A sincere thanks to our partners at Baker Botts for helping to draft these comments.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2018 Austin, TX – We are extremely disappointed to learn that the Trump Administration’s response to widespread demand to end the separation of families is to instead keep them detained indefinitely. The Executive Order, signed…
Austin/San Antonio – American Gateways is deeply saddened and frustrated to learn that the Department of Justice has announced the discontinuation of all funding for the Legal Orientation Program (“LOP”) and Immigration Court Helpdesk (“ICH”) programs, effective at the end…
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