CALL TO ACTION July 2020
The ability to seek asylum from persecution is a core human right enshrined in international and domestic law. However, the 161-page document, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, was published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2020 and in it the current U.S. administration has outlined a series of proposed amendments to the regulations governing asylum. These rules would drastically restrict the eligibility of those applying for asylum in the U.S.
The proposed rules are open to comment for only 30 days, until July 15, 2020.
Thank you for your support!
The ability to seek asylum from persecution is a core human right enshrined in international and domestic law. However, the 161-page document, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, was published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2020 and in it the current U.S. administration has outlined a series of proposed amendments to the regulations governing asylum. These rules would drastically restrict the eligibility of those applying for asylum in the U.S.
The proposed rules are open to comment for only 30 days, until July 15, 2020.
- Public commentary must be reviewed by the government agency responsible for the rules and taken into consideration when drafting the final version of the rule.
- If a large number of comments are submitted and/or they identify significant problems with the proposed regulation, then it will take longer for the final rules to be published and take effect.
- If the agency disregards substantive comments, the public comments will be very important for future litigation.
Thank you for your support!
DONATIONS to Bay Area Border Relief
Tax-deductible contributions to Bay Area Border Relief's efforts can be accepted via Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, EIN# 94-3136771.
BY CREDIT CARD:
bit.ly/BABRatPVF via Network for Good
BY CHECK:
Make payable to:
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Note BORDER RELIEF on the memo line
Mail to:
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
1222 Preservation Park Way
Oakland, CA 94612-1201
BY VENMO: @Lilli-Rey
Tax-deductible contributions to Bay Area Border Relief's efforts can be accepted via Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, EIN# 94-3136771.
BY CREDIT CARD:
bit.ly/BABRatPVF via Network for Good
BY CHECK:
Make payable to:
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Note BORDER RELIEF on the memo line
Mail to:
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
1222 Preservation Park Way
Oakland, CA 94612-1201
BY VENMO: @Lilli-Rey
FACE MASKS
$12.00
#RespiroDeVida #BreathofLife #UnRespiroDeVida #ABreathOfLife
Each $12 mask purchase includes shipping/handling and supports farmworkers, laborers, house cleaners and other hardworking folk along the San Mateo County coast. Many essential workers are being exposed to COVID-19 without any protection and desperately need masks. As of end of May 2020 we have distributed over 6,000 free masks to agricultural workers in California and asylum seekers at the U.S./Mexico border in Matamoros.
Child-sized masks now available. Please indicate adult/child size and pleated or fitted style in the comments section of the order form.
To support the mask-making sewing project, with a tax-deductible donation, go to ALAS (Ayudando Latinos a Soñar) via: bit.ly/alasmasks
This is a joint project of ALAS and Bay Area Border Relief.
Thank you for your purchase and support! Gracias por su apoyo!
HOW ELSE CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?
- Purchase masks--bit.ly/BABRmasks
- Support the seamstresses' mask-making efforts for coastside workers--bit.ly/alasmasks
THREE-PART SERIES ON MATAMOROS
by BABR volunteers and USF colleagues: Rick Ayers, Amy Argenal and Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga
An Appeal to Humanity — Close the Camps 1 of 3
The Children of Camp One, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico 2 of 3
An Easter COVID-19 wish: human solidarity with refugees at the border 3 of 3
by BABR volunteers and USF colleagues: Rick Ayers, Amy Argenal and Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga
An Appeal to Humanity — Close the Camps 1 of 3
The Children of Camp One, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico 2 of 3
An Easter COVID-19 wish: human solidarity with refugees at the border 3 of 3
Past BABR humanitarian missions to support asylum seekers
FEB 2020
Two visits in February to Matamoros refugee camp and Brownsville, TX.
OCT 19-25, 2019
If you'd like to learn more about typical tasks while at the Humanitarian Respite Center, please read this general overview. Tasks may be different upon our arrival, but this provides a glimpse of the organized chaos! Email us at BayAreaBorderRelief@gmail.com if you're interested in joining the group.
Collection sites and deadlines for donations and supplies have not yet been organized, but will be posted here when announced.
JUNE 19-JULY 2, 2019
The team served Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley's Humanitarian Respite Center, Good Neighbor Settlement House, Team Brownsville in support newly arrived immigrants in McAllen and Brownsville, TX.
Two visits in February to Matamoros refugee camp and Brownsville, TX.
OCT 19-25, 2019
If you'd like to learn more about typical tasks while at the Humanitarian Respite Center, please read this general overview. Tasks may be different upon our arrival, but this provides a glimpse of the organized chaos! Email us at BayAreaBorderRelief@gmail.com if you're interested in joining the group.
Collection sites and deadlines for donations and supplies have not yet been organized, but will be posted here when announced.
JUNE 19-JULY 2, 2019
The team served Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley's Humanitarian Respite Center, Good Neighbor Settlement House, Team Brownsville in support newly arrived immigrants in McAllen and Brownsville, TX.
NOV/DEC 2018
Collaborative group of 25 formed the Compassion Caravan to send a 26-foot truck of basic supplies, clothing, basic medicines, and toys from northern CA to southern TX for newly arrived immigrants at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX. The BABR team also protested the treatment and demanded release of young detainees in the Casa Padre Southwest Keys immigration detention facility in Brownsville, TX. Team members included faculty of the USF School of Education and San Francisco State University, philanthropists, nurses, students and community volunteers.
Collaborative group of 25 formed the Compassion Caravan to send a 26-foot truck of basic supplies, clothing, basic medicines, and toys from northern CA to southern TX for newly arrived immigrants at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, TX. The BABR team also protested the treatment and demanded release of young detainees in the Casa Padre Southwest Keys immigration detention facility in Brownsville, TX. Team members included faculty of the USF School of Education and San Francisco State University, philanthropists, nurses, students and community volunteers.
JULY 2018
A group of 10, comprised of Bay Area Border Relief representatives plus the addition of University of San Francisco School of Education Marriage and Family Therapist professors and students spent five days in McAllen, TX offering trauma relief and humanitarian support to immigrants recently released from immigration detention.
A group of 10, comprised of Bay Area Border Relief representatives plus the addition of University of San Francisco School of Education Marriage and Family Therapist professors and students spent five days in McAllen, TX offering trauma relief and humanitarian support to immigrants recently released from immigration detention.
JUNE 2018
Encouraged by Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) to take action, a group of San Francisco Bay Area volunteers in her jurisdiction decided to protest the recent family separations at the border in TX and traveled to support the congressional delegation's visit to detention facilities and volunteer at the Humanitarian Respite Center.
Encouraged by Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) to take action, a group of San Francisco Bay Area volunteers in her jurisdiction decided to protest the recent family separations at the border in TX and traveled to support the congressional delegation's visit to detention facilities and volunteer at the Humanitarian Respite Center.
