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A successful volunteer water drop for the month of July! Despite the soaring temperatures this past weekend, our volunteers joined us to drop over a dozen gallons of water as well as care packages filled with canned food, electrolytes, cooling towels and messages of love for migrants crossing through the excessive dessert heat.
As we face climbing temperatures, providing supplies which could be the difference between life and death. We are committed to assisting our migrant siblings, as well as ensuring our volunteers do so in the safest way possible.
If you missed our July Volunteer Water Drop, stay on the lookout , our August volunteer calendar will be provided soon! For more information you can email our coordinator at [email protected].
You can donate to our Water Drop program here.
Con mucho amor<3, (with lots of love)
Border Angels
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We visited day laborers once again this past weekend and handed out care packages with food, water, “Know Your Rights,” neon work vests, and of course lots of love and moral support. We are so grateful for the opportunity to continue gain the trust of this community so that they look to us as a resource in order to meet their many needs.
If you missed this volunteer opportunity, be sure to stay on the lookout for our upcoming August Volunteer Event Calendar and check out the dates for our next Day Laborer Outreach, Water Drop and Caravan of Love.
For more information email our coordinator at [email protected] or donate to our Day Laborer Outreach program here.
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Casa de Oracion del Migrante would like to extend a thank you to Border Angels and to all of you for your generous donations to our Shelter Aid program. Two years ago, with your help, we were also able to provide a car for this shelter and we are happy to report it is still being used to meet all the needs of this shelter!
Your contributions helps them 13 other shelters pay for groceries, rent, utilities and more. You can donate to our Shelter Aid Program here.
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Upcoming Volunteer Events!
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Missed our Caravan of Love or other volunteer events? Mark your calendars for next month's Water Drop, Day Laborer Outreach and Caravan of Love!
Stay on the lookout on our social media and on this newsletter, as we announce sign-up dates! Space is limited and on a first come first served basis. Signing-up for an event does not ensure your participation, volunteer application completion and email confirmation needed.
For any questions regarding volunteer events please contact [email protected]. We can't wait to see you!
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Resgistration Closed: Caravan of Love
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Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande and ordered not to give water amid soaring temperatures, report says
Emails shared with CNN by the Texas Department of Public Safety detail a trooper-medic expressing concerns to a supervisor over the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are in ongoing talks about what action can be taken against Texas amid concerns over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s months-long operation along the US southern border, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
In the email, the trooper said medics “were given orders to push the people back into the water to go to Mexico” and were also ordered not to give water to the migrants.
The email is a report of weekly events and operational concerns from June 24 to July 1 while the officer worked as a trooper-medic. The email was first reported by the Houston Chronicle on Monday.
In one seven-hour period late last month, according to the email, two medics from the state Department of Public Safety said they treated:
- A 4-year-old girl passed out in 100-degree heat after Texas (National) Guard personnel pushed the group she was in back toward Mexico
- A man with a significant laceration on his leg, suffered when he tried to rescue his child from razor wire placed on a deterrence buoy in the Rio Grande
- A 15-year-old boy with a broken leg, suffered when he tried to cross a more dangerous part of the river away from the buoys
- A 19-year-old woman trapped in the wire having a miscarriage
Read Full Article Here
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San Diego to get $25M for conservation in legal settlement over Trump border wall funding
The Biden administration on Monday agreed to settle four related lawsuits filed against the Trump administration that accused the federal government of illegally diverting taxpayer funds earmarked for other purposes, including military construction projects, to the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
As one part of the settlement, the Department of Homeland Security will provide $25 million to the state of California that will be used for conservation purposes in southern San Diego County. The executive director of a regional conservation group said the settlement delivered “a very meaningful and environmentally significant outcome for San Diego and its shared border with Mexico.”
Read Full Article Here
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We have everything from t-shirts, to totes, to water bottles! All merchandise purchases go towards our programs and life-saving work.
Visit our online shop here.
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A quick reminder that there are many ways to support us and get involved with Border Angels!
DM, FB message, or email us any of your questions at [email protected]
We appreciate you!!
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