It was midnight when the calls to ProBAR staff began. Guatemalan children were being pulled from their beds in shelters across the state, rushed onto buses, and driven under the cover of darkness to a small border town airport in Harlingen, Texas. Deep into the Labor Day weekend, the U.S. government had launched a new effort to expeditiously return immigrant children—alone and terrified—back to Guatemala.
News & Updates
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This ABA Giving Day, join ProBAR as we protect legal rights and secure a brighter, safer future for immigrants and asylum-seekers.
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On August 1, 2025, ProBAR formally expanded its service area to include Corpus Christi, Texas. ProBAR now provides legal orientation, representation, and connection to services for unaccompanied immigrant children in five youth shelters and long-term foster care facilities in the region.
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We are pleased to release our Spring Bulletin covering ProBAR’s first quarter of 2025. Learn more about how we are navigating and overcoming the challenges that lie ahead for our immigration space on the border.
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We are pleased to release our Winter Bulletin covering ProBAR’s final quarter of 2024. Learn more about how we are navigating our
immigration space on the border.
