PROGRESSIVE IDEAS IN PRACTICE

Union Migrante proposes the Border Patrol Occupation Recovery Project, a community-led initiative to support undocumented families in New Orleans who were directly impacted by recent Border Patrol (CBP) and ICE occupation. This project provides immediate, dignified financial relief while building the organizing power, solidarity networks, and community infrastructure necessary for long-term safety and recovery.

The campaign goal is to raise $300,000 by Mardi Gras 2026 to deliver $300 in direct micro grant assistance to 1,000 impacted families using a solidarity-based model that centers trust, accountability, and community leadership.

GOAL

The goal of the Border Patrol Occupation Recovery Project is to provide direct financial and social

assistance to undocumented community members who were harmed by the Border Patrol occupation in New Orleans, including loss of income, forced sheltering in place, detention-related harm, and heightened risk of arrest or deportation.

This project intentionally pairs direct aid with organizing. While micro-grants address urgent needs in the short term, Union Migrante’s broader objective is to strengthen collective power so that immigrant families can live, work, and move freely without fear by organizing the community to address political powers with their requests.

Donate BELOW to Directly Support New Orleans Immigrant Families Recovering from the Border Patrol Occupation