Houston-area immigration nonprofit sues federal agencies over legal services for unaccompanied children
The Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project (GHIRP) is one of several nonprofits that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Office of Refugee Resettlement and the U.S. Department of the Interior. The federal contract that funds nonprofits like GHIRP is not being renewed.
Unaccompanied immigrant children in Houston could be forced to represent themselves after federal funding cut
This is the second time in about a month the Trump administration has tried to end legal representation for unaccompanied children. In February, the Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project received a stop work order that was rescinded a few days later.
Houston-area organization concerned about reported ICE directive to target unaccompanied children
The Galveston-Houston Immigration Representation Project says it remains committed to serving migrant children who enter the United States without a parent or guardian.
Houston-area immigration nonprofit to continue helping unaccompanied minors despite stop work order
The Galveston-Houston Immigration Representation Project works with children ages 6-17. Many of them have been separated from their families at the border or abandoned by their parents, according to an attorney with the organization.
$5.8 million to go toward naturalization services in Harris County
These efforts are part of the “Naturalize Now, Houston!” initiative which launched in September last year. Some of the funding will be used to hire 10 new employees to focus on the naturalization effort.
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