Author: Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity

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Ahead of border confusion, Catholic sisters take Mother’s Day to a migrant shelter

Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date May 12, 2023

… Hilda Cruz, of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, shared with migrants at the [Cobino shelter in Mexicali, Mexico] her migration story from her native Mexico, entering the U.S. as a child without legal permission. She benefited from an amnesty law signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the late 1980s. The next few days (following the lifting of Title 42) might be difficult and policies may not benefit them, she said, but she encouraged them to remember that “we all belong to this land. We have a dignity that God has given us. We’re not what a narrative tells us we are, which is that we do not belong.” …
— Global Sisters Report

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NEAT Intern! 2023

Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date May 1, 2023

Marianas Fernandez

As a Nueva Esperanza Accompaniment Team intern for IM4HI, Marianas Fernandez works on case management for asylum seekers by connecting them to local community resources in the education, health, transportation, and legal fields. She

A Bay Area native, Marianas Fernandez grew up amongst people of different backgrounds and speaking different languages. Her name, ‘Marianas,’ derives from the group of islands of which Guam is a part. She has strong CHamoru and Filipino roots. As a minority woman, she strongly advocates for equity, diversity, and sharing of cultures.

She currently attends the University of California at Santa Cruz, pursuing a double major in Legal Studies and Sociology, with a concentration in Global Information and Social Enterprise Studies. The people she has met at IM4HI have further pushed her toward pursuing a law profession, where she is thinking about becoming an immigration lawyer or public defender.

Marianas enjoys playing soccer, hanging out with her 6 little siblings, reading, and journaling when she is not working or studying.

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Interfaith prayer rally calls for closure of Imperial Regional Detention Center

Post author By Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
Post date April 28, 2023

Imperial Valley Press (IVP) reports:

CALEXICO – The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (IM4HI) held a public prayer service for detained persons at the Imperial Regional Detention Center (IRDC), which ended with a call to have a just closing of the center.

IRDC is a temporary holding facility in Calexico that houses individuals who are seeking asylum and awaiting processing or individuals awaiting deportation…