Urge congress to to pass the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act (H.R. 1325), which reduces the wait time for asylum seekers to obtain a work permit from 180 days to just 30.
During the past month, CLUE and the LA Welcomes Collective have continued to anticipate and prepare for the buses expected to bring migrants to Los Angeles from Texas. Fortunately, Texas has not put busloads of people in harm’s way during the recent storms and flooding, and fewer crossings have been reported at the border during
Sayed Mosawi and his 18-year-old son, Salar, could finally breathe a sigh of relief, when they were reunited at the home of their host, Episcopal church member and CLUE Justice activist Conrad Nordquist.
Collect gently used car seats, boosters, and strollers. Or give new, unopened bottles and baby formula for immigrant families bused from Texas.
Let’s begin with an acknowledgement that people who live in safe communities, with some modicum of economic sufficiency, do not choose to leave their homes, social structures, cultures, friends and family, and undertake difficult and possibly dangerous journeys to a new country.
Yet war, starvation, violence and natural disasters are driving millions of people around the world to do this now, desperately seeking a safer, better life for themselves and their families.
El LA Welcomes Collective ha dado la bienvenida a 14 autobuses llenos de migrantes enviados desde Texas.
Mientras que el gobernador de Texas no proporciona ninguna advertencia o apoyo, el LA Welcomes Collective ofrece compasión, humanidad y una bienvenida amistosa.
The LA Welcomes Collective has now welcomed in 14 busloads of migrant families sent from Texas.
While the Texas governor provides no warning or support, the LA Welcomes Collective offers compassion, humanity and a friendly greeting.
Los Angeles has seen an influx of asylum seekers from Texas since mid-June, with six busloads arriving. The most recent bus, which arrived on July 13, 2023, brought twenty-six people from Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, and Peru, with over a third of them being children and teenagers aged 17 and under. These arrivals are part of
July 13, 2023 – A third bus, of 35 migrants bound from Brownsville, Texas, arrived in Los Angeles this afternoon. And the LA Welcomes Collective*–a coalition of faith and immigration groups including CLUE–was on-hand to receive them with open arms.
Federal Judge Rejects GEO Group’s Attempt to Dismiss Toxic Tort Lawsuit Adelanto, CA – On Thursday, July 6, 2023, a Federal Court denied The GEO Group (“GEO”)’s Motion to Dismiss in Ronduen et al. vs. The Geo Group, Inc. The lawsuit, filed in March 2023, was brought by seven individuals on behalf of themselves and more than
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice educates, organizes, and mobilizes the faith community to accompany workers and their families in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice.
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