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FEATURED: Expelled From the U.S., Kidnapped in Mexico and Separated From Her 8-Year-Old Daughter. A Mother’s Journey at the Border

Time | July 21, 2021

Estefani’s 8-year-old daughter Ashly was able to run away while men kidnapped Estefani off the streets. Ashly crossed the border into the U.S., where the government classified her as an unaccompanied minor Read the full article now.

Law360

How a Law Prof is Training Non-Attorneys as Immigration Advocates

July 29, 2022

Law360

Kilpatrict Atty Aids Fellow Ukrainians in War Relief Effort

July 8, 2022

KENS5

‘It should be a blanket policy for the rest of the world’: Intake of Ukrainian refugees has lawmakers, advocates questioning Biden admin’s priorities

April 28, 2022

NPR

‘They’re strong, you know’ | US twins born premature in Ukraine warzone will soon be home thanks to Austin nonprofit

March 9, 2022

NPR

The Trip to the U.S. southern border is hard, let alone for kids traveling alone

January 4, 2022

Past Coverage

Kens5 San Antonio

Remain in Mexico Policy reinstated in select border crossings

December 6, 2021

Kens5 San Antonio

Father of two granted asylum after surviving danger in his home country and Mexico

December 1, 2021

Associated Press

Afghans seeking humanitarian relief anxious over long delays

November 19, 2021

Kens5 San Antonio

US border policies not working as Mexican encampments grow, human rights advocates say

November 17, 2021

Reuters

Afghans seeking entry to U.S. face backlog, legal aid groups say

November 17, 2021

KATV LIttle Rock

Governor Hutchinson expresses concerns for rise in unaccompanied minors

November 16, 2021

Kens5 San Antonio

Crackdown on illegal immigration focuses on ranches in Kinney, Val Verde Counties

November 15, 2021

Texas House of Representatives Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee

VECINA CEO Lindsay Gray testifies

Watch video starting at 3:11:30
September 23, 2021

Reuters

Trial lawyer group backs effort to bring Afghan attorneys to U.S.

September 16, 2021

Kens5 San Antonio

Riding along with US Border Patrol after its busiest month in more than 20 years

August 13, 2021

KVUE Austin

Policy, pandemic cause complications for migrant families: A group of Austin attorneys is building a nationwide response effort to help immigration cases move faster.

May 17, 2021

CNN

Migrant children stuck in limbo as Biden administration opens emergency shelters nationwide

April 27, 2021

NBC News

An unaccompanied teen reunites with her mother after being hospitalized with Covid

April 8, 2021

Fox News

Will Americans suffer under Biden immigration policy proposals?

February 25, 2021

Austin Woman

Immigration lawyer and mentor, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, adapts during COVID-19

August 10, 2020

Austin Lawyer Magazine

4th Friday Free Member-Only Recap: Asylum in the U.S.: Our History and How You Can Help

April 2020

Texas Monthly

Non-Immigration Lawyers Are Helping Asylum Seekers Stuck in Mexico

March 16, 2020