Regional Center for Border Rights Welcomes New Director Astrid Dominguez

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 9, 2017

CONTACT:
Imelda Mejia, ACLU of Texas, (713) 942-8146 ext. 123, media@aclutx.org

Regional Center for Border Rights Welcomes New Director Astrid Dominguez

EL PASO — Today the ACLU Regional Center for Border Rights (RCBR) announced the appointment of its new director Astrid Dominguez. A border native, Dominguez brings considerable civil rights and immigrants’ rights experience to the RCBR, most recently in her capacity as the immigrants’ rights policy strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
“I’m both honored and excited to take on this new role at the RCBR,” said Dominguez. “We have our work cut out for us. Between the increasingly divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from our national lawmakers, escalated border militarization, and elevated threats to the civil liberties of border residents at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, our border communities need all the support they can get. Our staff and I look forward to fighting against this unaccountable agency in the months and years ahead.”
The Regional Center for Border Rights headquarters announced its move from Las Cruces to El Paso in March of 2017. In addition to Dominguez’s appointment, the RCBR will continue to build its staff and capacity over the coming months.
“The ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties congratulates Astrid Dominguez on her new appointment. Our affiliate looks forward to working with her and the new El Paso-based Border Rights Center using our combined efforts to shape sensible and humane immigration policies – without wasteful border spending that further militarizes our communities and degrades civil and human rights,” said Norma Chavez-Peterson, executive director of the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.

###