NewBridges IRC has hosted the Mexican Consulate for a number of years. For the past three years, this annual event has happened in the fall. This year it happened on October 22 and 23 at Eastern Mennonite University. 650 people from the region were helped with documents and change of status registrations. We are planning […]
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Connecting Cultures, Building Community
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Lost In Detention
Immigration is a hot topic in the U.S. political context. However, the business of detention and human rights are generally not aspects included in the conversation. The following 53 minute documentary, Lost In Detention which aired on PBS brings an often neglected reality to the public’s attention. “The astonishing and unprecedented footage in Lost in […]