The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border

by Francisco Cantú

The Texas Civil Rights Project (https://texascivilrightsproject.org) assists families at the border to get translation services and legal advice; more broadly, the organization works to reform the criminal justice system, advance racial and economic justice, and protect voting rights. Mariposas Sin Fronteras (https://mariposassinfronteras.org) seeks to end violence and abuse against LGBTQ people held in prison and immigration detention by supporting detainees through visits, letters, bond support, advocacy, and housing upon freedom from detention. The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (http://www.nnirr.org) works to defend and expand the rights of all refugees and immigrants, regardless of immigration status. The Kino Border Initiative (https://www.kinoborderinitiative.org/) works to promote immigration and border policies that affirm human dignity. The organization offers educational opportunities, immersion experiences, and volunteer programs at their aid center and soup kitchen for deported migrants.