by Sid Earnheart | Jul 13, 2022 | General
July 8, 2022 Dear Conferences, Churches and Other Supporters, Thank you for your support of JFON-NCTx in 2022. We are halfway through 2022 (where has the time gone?), and I am so proud of the work and ministry that our staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers are...
by Sid Earnheart | Apr 1, 2022 | General
For Immediate Release Contact: Sid Earnheart | sid@jfondfw.org |817.310.3820 Earlier today, the Biden Administration announced that it will no longer use Title 42 to expel asylum seekers and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, beginning May 23. Title 42 is an...
by Sid Earnheart | Feb 18, 2022 | General
Operation Lone Star was launched in March 2021 by Governor Greg Abbott’s Public Safety Office with the intent of, “…deterring illegal immigration… preventing the smuggling of drugs and weapons… [and] curtailing human trafficking…” It intended to prevent all of these...
by Sid Earnheart | Feb 18, 2022 | General
Since Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was announced in 2012, JFON – North Central Texas has been on the frontlines. 10 years later we are still here, whether it’s participating in large scale community programs or offering individual...
by Sid Earnheart | Sep 8, 2021 | General
In November 2018, Elisa O’Callaghan, board member for North Central Texas JFON, left her home close to the Texas-Oklahoma border and headed south. She was on her way to help asylum seekers stuck waiting on Matamoros/Brownsville Bridge—the bridge that spans the Rio...
by Sid Earnheart | Aug 18, 2021 | General
By: Ana Arellanos-Baeza, Legal Director One of the first things our attorney covers with any client, or potential client, is the importance of avoiding Notarios and the dangers that they can pose. Unfortunately, not all clients take this conversation to heart, which...
