The day after the Presidential election felt like a giant funeral in Brownsville, Texas—especially for people like Ninfa Alemán and her children.
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Brownsville lies in a region called the Lower Rio Grande Valley, right on the Mexico border. It’s a small-town community, awash with palm trees, the sounds of English and Spanish, and the work and dreams of immigrants.
Many Valley residents woke up terrified on November 9. Many lack papers. Families are often of mixed immigration status: with US citizen children, a permanent-resident parent and another with no authorization -- yet settled in Texas for years, working, running small businesses, raising family.
Now, they worry that a Trump administration would engage in mass deportations. Local civil and human rights activists showed up at meetings with stories of little girls and boys weeping in classrooms, sure that their mothers and fathers would soon be taken from them.
Ninfa Aleman is undocumented. She’s many other things, including a mother—and a community activist. She works for LUPE, a group founded by César Chávez. LUPE helps the low-income community of the Valley organize itself. Ninfa is a proud member.
ACLU Texas of Brownsville works with Ninfa and many other immigrant parents. As she told us what happened to her young daughter the day after the election, she grew tearful. But not for long. She soon collected herself. Then she talked about what needs to be done to protect her children and her community in the aftermath of this election. And about how she and other groups, including the ACLU, will help provide that protection.
Stand with Ninfa and Daisy by joining the ACLU of Texas as a card-carrying member or volunteer today.
