Published on 07/18/22
John-Michael Torres
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Published on 07/13/22
RGV Dreamer’s impassioned plea for permanent protection
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Published on 07/05/22
Texas Legal Attacks Show DACA “Band-Aid” Is Not Enough
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Published on 06/29/22
“My Life Would Be Completely Different” – Reflections On 10 Years Of DACA
![Graphic showing photo of joyful latina women in red shirts, one of them is holding a microphone. Next to the photo, the graphic says "LUCHAndo for a better life: how colonia residents in south texas used policy and power building to transform their neighborhoods. June 30th at 6 PM Central (online). lupenet.org/together "](https://lupenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MOMM-LUCHA-June-2022.png)
Published on 06/27/22
LUCHAndo For A Better Life – Monthly Online Membership Meeting
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Published on 06/27/22
Registration now open for citizenship, ESL classes at LUPE
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Published on 06/27/22
Inscripciones abiertas: clases de inglés y ciudadanía
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Published on 06/23/22
“Agradecida but tired” – One of RGV’s first DACA recipients on 10 years of DACA
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Published on 06/14/22
Looking Back On 10 Years Of DACA In The Rio Grande Valley
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Published on 06/13/22
‘Our History’: New video series tells the story of LUPE through the story of our director, Juanita Valdez-Cox
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Published on 06/09/22
Immigrant families + Medicaid = 💪
![Group of women LUPE members dressed in red shirts hold supply donations in bags and boxes in front of sign that reads "Catholic Charities RGV"](https://lupenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LUPE-volunteers-humanitarian-respite-center-group-photo.jpg)
Published on 05/31/22
End Asylum Restrictions, Not Our Welcoming Tradition
![Group of women LUPE members dressed in red shirts hold supply donations in bags and boxes in front of sign that reads "Catholic Charities RGV"](https://lupenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/LUPE-volunteers-humanitarian-respite-center-group-photo.jpg)
Published on 05/17/22
The Monitor: End Asylum Bans, Not Our Welcoming Tradition
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Published on 05/09/22
Protecciones de Medicaid debido a la pandemia se vencerán. Para mantener su cobertura, beneficiarios de Medicaid deben seguir estos pasos
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Published on 04/21/22
How Colonia Residents Organized and Won a County-Wide Streetlights Program
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Published on 04/14/22
UPDATE: Se extiende la emergencia de salud pública, lo que da a beneficiarios de Medicaid más tiempo de poner en orden su proceso de redeterminación de elegibilidad
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Published on 04/12/22
Speak out against politicians in the pockets of wealthy corporations who target and intimidate community organizers
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Published on 03/29/22
Tax Day viene pronto. El ITIN le ayuda a inmigrantes a declarar sus impuestos sin seguro social
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Published on 03/24/22
Rio Grande Guardian: Maria Gomez’s Lessons for Women’s History Month and Cesar Chavez Day
![LUPE Doña Maria Gomez stands in dignified pose on top of graphic background.](https://lupenet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/border-women-history-feature-dona-maria.png)
Published on 03/21/22