"The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these." - Mark 12:31 A mural at Good Neighbor Settlement House To each of you followed along with us on this journey, we want to thank you. The seven of us left for McAllen, Texas at the end of June and …
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The Myth of Overcrowding
Today a curious thing happened: When our team arrived at the respite center, instead of the usual 500-1,000 asylum seekers, there were only 20. It's no coincidence that Vice President Pence came to visit one of the McAllen detention centers on Friday. Normally, when detainees are released they are bused by CBP to the respite …
Representing the Migrant Crisis
A lovely gift I received while working the bar The first thing you see when entering the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center is what we’ve been calling “the bar.” The bar is where incoming immigrants receive their hygiene kits and everyone can request specific hygiene products such as diapers, sanitary pads, and suelo (Pedialyte). One thing you …
McAllen in the Media
Curious to see the border, four of us drove 15 minutes to Anzalduas Park at 8:45 on the 4thof July. The 96-acre park sat along the Rio Grande, decorated with swing sets, pavilions, and a pier. Totally free and open to the public, the park was quite beautiful and serene. I think we were all …
Los Traquerxs in the News
We want to thank Chris Goudreau for speaking to our team and writing this excellent piece for the Valley Advocate about the efforts of Massachusetts residents to take action on behalf of immigrants and asylum seekers. Halley Glier, a 22-year-old graduate student at Clark University from Shelburne Falls, is at the border now. She is …
Independence Day
At 8 am this morning, citizens of McAllen were already lining the streets in anticipation for the city's 4th of July parade. Inside the respite center just a block away, staff and volunteers were scrambling to make calls to maintain their flow of supplies and donations as drivers were cut off by the closed streets. …
Los Traquerxs 