Quixote Center works to defend the human rights and dignity of the most vulnerable by influencing U.S. foreign and immigration policies, through educating our supporters, allied organizations, and government officials, and through actions directed at specific policies. Extreme poverty and vulnerability lead families to make the heartbreaking decision to migrate, to the United States or elsewhere. Our policy priorities address the root causes of migration in Haiti, Nicaragua and across Latin America and the Caribbean. We also defend the rights of migrants in the United States and work toward safe and non-exploitative legal pathways that recognize the important role immigrants play in our society and economy.

We educate our constituencies through:

  • Our weekly blog and eblast;
  • Our Solidarity Travel program;
  • Occasional events, webinars, and reports.

Quixote Center impacts policies through:

  • Encouraging our supporters to send letters to Congress and the Administration;
  • Scheduling in-person meetings with Members of Congress and the Administration;
  • Participating in demonstrations and other direct action;
  • Working in coalition with allied organizations.

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Annual Report 2018

Fri, 03/08/2019 - 5:56pm by Tom

The Quixote Center's Annual Report for 2018 is now available. If you like the work we are doing, please consider a . You can designate funds to a specific program, or put it toward general funds that support all of our work. 

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Update on Temporary Protected Status: It will not end on July 22 for Haiti

Fri, 01/18/2019 - 2:03pm by Tom

There are currently four different legal challenges to Trump’s decision to suspend Temporary Protected Status for most countries. Developments in one particular case have ramifications for TPS holders from Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Sudan. We are working to ensure that this information gets out into communities affected as there continues to be much confusion about the timeframe.

We will continue to demand a permanent solution, one that offers a path to permanent residency and citizenship.

Local Action on Immigration Policy

Fri, 11/16/2018 - 6:00pm by Tom

Immigration policy is the responsibility of the federal government. However, in the deeply polarized times we live in, achieving comprehensive immigration reform at the national level has not been achieved. Indeed, the last comprehensive legislation passed was in 1996 - and it was not good legislation, paving the way for mandatory detention.

Catholics Call for Truth and Action in Nationwide Protests this Weekend

Fri, 09/07/2018 - 10:33pm by Tom

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Catholics Call for Truth and Action in Nationwide Protests this Weekend

Catholics in eight cities nationwide will witness this weekend (September 8, 9, and 10) outside of their local Cathedrals and the Apostolic Nunciature to protest widespread sex abuse in the Church and demand truth and accountability from the Catholic hierarchy complicit in covering up clergy sex abuse.

Update on the Prison Strike August 29, 2018

Wed, 08/29/2018 - 6:09pm by Tom

The Quixote Center is one of over 300 organizations that has endorsed the demands of prisoners around the country who are engaged in various forms of protests that began last week and runs through September 9th.

It is difficult to get confirmation of actions that take place inside prisons, but today’s update from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak included the following items that were confirmed from the last few days:

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