RAICES Warns Incoming Administration of Legal Challenges to Its Promised Extremist Immigration Policies

SAN ANTONIO, TX — RAICES, the most expansive immigration legal services provider in Texas and a leading refugee resettlement agency, is warning the incoming administration of the devastating consequences of its promised extremist immigration policies — and is ready to challenge any presidential actions that threaten equitable access to the legal and human right to seek safety in the U.S.

“The incoming administration has promised to enact outrageous, fiscally irresponsible, and dangerous immigration policies that will rip out from underneath this nation the infrastructure that has made the U.S. an economic and political powerhouse,” says Faisal Al-Juburi, spokesperson for RAICES. “We hope that the anti-immigrant fear-mongering weaponized to win an election will be retired in favor of common sense rule of law. Otherwise, the American people will be the ones to suffer the devastating consequences of racially motivated politicking.”

Headquartered for nearly four decades in Texas — the state most impacted by anti-immigrant policies and with the highest number of people detained in immigration prisons — RAICES has experienced first-hand the devastation that our increasingly anti-immigrant political landscape has inflicted upon our community of clients, staff, and supporters.

But the truth is that we’ve been here before. We’ve fought back — and won.

“It is clear, now more than ever, that our legal and social services remain critical — just as they were during the previous iteration of this administration. We are steadfast in our belief that the American public is ready to fight for families to remain together and free. When we come together to defend everyone’s rights, we safeguard our own individual liberties as well.”