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LGBTQIA+ Quality of Life Commission & Immigrant Communities 02/10/25 Roberto Lopez Senior Advocacy Director Texas Civil Rights Project Agenda ● Grounding ● Texas Legislature ● Resources ● Practices Limits to what I can address today ● Can: ○ Broad Attacks on Immigrant Communities ○ Movement Ecosystem, Resources to Access ○ How the commission can help ● Can’t: questions ○ Specific “Know Your Rights” material & legal Advocacy: Texas Legislature ● Troubling Bills: ○ SB 1 - 6.5 Billion for “Operation Lone Star” (State Immigration Enforcement) ○ 287 (g) requirements ■ SB 134, HB 2361, etc. ○ Undocumented Youth in Education - HB 160, strips residency status for Higher Ed, requires campus to alert police if there’s an undocumented person. Texas Legislature bit.ly/TCRPinsiders - Weekly Updates on happenings at the lege bit.ly/TCRPlegeaction -Volunteer options to advocate with us. What else can you do? 1. Undertake Preventive Measures 2. Prepare for an Emergency Response 3. Support Advocacy Work Preventive Resources ● “Know Your Rights” (KYR) material ○ ILRC Red Cards: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas ○ We Have Rights videos: www.wehaverights.us ● Upcoming KYR Presentations: ○ TCRP @ Frida Friday ATX 2/16 ○ aclutx.org/events through March -------------------> ● Austin Sanctuary Network: 512-640-9080 ○ “Resources and events related to deportation defense and/or ways to get involved with ASN” Emergency Resources ● ICE Detainee Locator: ○ locator.ice.gov ● Austin’s Legal Support post arrest: ○ RAICES ○ American Gateways ○ Private Immigration Firms ● *Potential Hotlines* Practice ● Refresh: 10 - 20 minutes every other meeting to refresh on latest resources, immigration news, policy changes. ● Learn: Every member of the commission attends at least 1 immigration related KYR in the next 3 months. ● Advocate: The commission supports local policy pushes in the coming months to protect immigrant communities. Questions? ● Follow us on social media! Tiktok/Instagram/Facebo ok/LinkedIn: @TXCivilRights txcivilrights.org Questions & Answers txcivilrights.org