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PRESS RELEASE

Annunciation House will hold a press conference to address its position in response to the Texas Attorney General’s unprecedented assault. Details for the press conference are as follows: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024 11:00 AM at CASA VIDES325 LEON STREET EL PASO, TEXAS 79901 The Attorney General came to Annunciation House on February 7, 2024 stating… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE

We must not turn our backs:

Annunciation House Responds to the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Ciudad Juárez. (Para leer en español, haga click aquí.) Annunciation House grieves the loss of the 39 people who died at an immigration detention center in our neighboring city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, less than a mile from where we live and serve. We lament… Continue reading We must not turn our backs:

Bóletin de marzo 2023/ March 2023 Newsletter

We are glad to share this newsletter with our community of supporters, benefactors, guests and volunteers past and present. Please read on for a letter from our director, updates on our houses, reflections on the border wall, and more. Nos complace compartir este boletín con nuestra comunidad de simpatizantes, benefactores, huéspedes y voluntarios pasados y… Continue reading Bóletin de marzo 2023/ March 2023 Newsletter

Renovations Complete

We are proud and honored to share that a newly renovated Annunciation House has reopened! Annunciation House is sincerely grateful to the thousands of individuals who made this renovation a reality. It was a collaborative work made possible by a broad community of friends, donors, volunteers, and supporters; it simply would not have been possible… Continue reading Renovations Complete

End the Structural Violence of MPP

We are called to bring an end to the deaths and injuries of refugees–killed or harmed as they seek safety, opportunity, and life. Join us in demanding that the Biden administration definitively end policies that jeopardizes human safety and restricts human rights to seek asylum. We must not look away in the face of the… Continue reading End the Structural Violence of MPP

Vigilia y Procesión a la Luz de las Velas

Vigil and Candlelight Procession

El Paso’s Annunciation House prepares to receive migrant families

The first planes carrying migrant families, largely from Central America, landed in El Paso on Monday, Garcia said, and the number of flights are expected to increase in frequency in the coming weeks. U.S. Border Patrol receives the families at its Central Processing Center in Northeast El Paso, which was completed in early 2020 to… Continue reading El Paso’s Annunciation House prepares to receive migrant families

Reunifying Parents And Children — How It Works On The Ground

Across the country, lawyers and advocates are working with U.S. government officials to reunite parents and children who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Over half of the children under the age of five were reunited this past week. Thousands more face a court-ordered deadline for reunification by the end of this month. Taylor Levy… Continue reading Reunifying Parents And Children — How It Works On The Ground

‘Get your son ready, because we are taking him.’ Parents describe being separated from their children at the border.

By Robert MooreJune 26, 2018 EL PASO — Miriam hasn’t seen her 5-year-old son since June 16, when she was arrested for crossing the border illegally and border agents took the boy away. She tried to call him Monday at the New York shelter where he’s staying, but she could only talk to his social worker.… Continue reading ‘Get your son ready, because we are taking him.’ Parents describe being separated from their children at the border.