No more Trump-era fines + 3 more years free from the threat of deportation! We celebrate w/ Hilda and the other sanctuary leaders Vicky Yulissa Chávez-Fino, Edith Espinal Moreno and María Chavalán Sut npr.org/2023/06/21/118…

This is what fascism sounds like:

Testimony from a community member on Thursday 3/21 at the Travis County Commissioners Court, highlighting the interconnectedness of the impact of SB4 and the impact of not having access to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA)

Our community testified @ Travis County Commissioners Court, pressing for answers about why our right to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) has been allowed to be withheld by Sheriff Sally Hernandez, especially while we faces the potential of SB4 w/o the legal defense

On 3/21, members of ASN testified to Travis County Commissioners about the right to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA), pressing for action instead of excuses & delays that have prevented our community from having access to this crucial right.

Travis County aims to allow defenders at bail hearings even after the defunct program's two-year battle. austinchronicle.com/news/2024-03-2…

3/21 testimony @ Travis Co. Commissioners Court - to counteract impacts of anti-immigrant legislation like SB4 & overall effects of mass incarceration, we must reduce unnecessary & potentially unconstitutional pre-trial detention of people who should have been released

Ante la posibilidad de que SB4 termine siendo enforzada en Texas personas que abogan por los inmigrantes en el condado Travis destacan la necesidad por un programa legal que no ha sido implementado del todo en el área de Austin🤔 fb.watch/rhfoz5YN7O/ gracias @CarolinaCruzTX

"A letter sent to Travis County leaders signed by [ASN &] 3 dozen justice advocacy organizations describes the county’s current lack of CAFA as a “crisis that warrants immediate action.” The letter & our testimony at Commissioners Court have spurred action:austinchronicle.com/news/2024-03-2…

Counsel at first appearance is constitutional right. Travis County should honor it. | Opinion statesman.com/story/opinion/… via Austin Statesman

Please Sign & Share! Uphold the Right to Counsel at First Appearance in Travis County Jail. Whether it’s for free speech or being targeted by racial profiling, when people are arrested here they don't receive counsel @ their first hearing chng.it/kqJJzQgVNk via Change.org

Over a month since we gathered w/ other advocates for a press conference urging County Commissioners Court & Travis County sheriff to implement counsel at first appearance aka CAFA for all people arrested and detained in the Travis County Jail. We are STILL waiting for an update

After pressure from activists, Travis County is starting to offer lawyers to people who are arrested. l8r.it/DMYR

Proud to be part of this effort & won’t stop til FULL implementation of CAFA to ensure ALL have access to their constitutional right. This takes on heightened urgency as the immigrant community prepares to protect and defend each other under the hostile incoming administration

A number of religious organizations have expressed support for legal action being taken against an ICE policy that allows agents into "sensitive" areas. kvue.com/article/news/l…

Hays County officials gathered to demand answers about an immigration raid in April. Officials said they haven’t received clear communication about the over 40 people who were taken, why and where they are now. kut.org/crime-justice/…

'The kidnapping of our community members' | Hays County community demands answers 3 months after nearly 50 people detained in ICE raid kvue.com/article/news/l…

Some good news - the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Senate Bill 4: texastribune.org/2025/07/04/tex…

Our top story: ICE staged a massive, heavily-armed multi-agency raid on a Texas birthday party. Attendees deny that any gang members were present at the rented Airbnb. texasobserver.org/officials-tren…

New Texas immigration law sparks early action, concern in Austin area statesman.com/news/local/art…