They planned their escape from Cuba for seven days prior to their departure. They packed a few rations to eat on a small boat for the journey: water bottles, crackers, sugar, condensed milk (that they could dilute in water), and bread. Enough food, they thought, to sustain them for six to eight days. They also …
(HARLINGEN, Texas) School Sister of Notre Dame Josephe Marie Flynn, author of the book Rescuing Regina, offered her presentation on the immigration and the asylum process during an event Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Harlingen Cultural Arts Center. The presentation, sponsored by La Posada Providencia, detailed her battle to save a friend from deportation and …
By Action 4 News Staff Thousands of people walk through the doors of Posada Providencia yearly. But lately due to the influx of Central American immigrants coming through our region they’ve seen a huge need for donations. They provide undocumented immigrants seeking shelter and asylum. Wednesday on Sunrise, Ana Schulz the Director of Development and …
By TRAVIS M. WHITEHEAD Staff Writer HARLINGEN — Regina and David Bakala were living quiet lives in Milwaukee several years ago when immigration officials suddenly showed up at their door. The agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were there to take Regina Bakala into custody for deportation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Her …
By KAYLEIGH SOMMER Staff Writer SAN BENITO — Less than a year after La Posada Providencia reached 7,000 clients, the shelter recently welcomed its 8,000th client during an influx of immigrants arriving in the lower Rio Grande Valley — many of them from Central America. The surge has more than quadrupled the San Benito shelter’s …
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Twenty-five years ago, the Sisters of Divine Providence in St. Louis, Missouri, established La Posada Providencia—a hospitality house in San Benito which serves as a safe harbor and fresh beginning for immigrants and asylees currently seeking legal recourse for gaining residency in the United States. During this time, La …
(San Benito, Texas) Less than a year after La Posada Providencia announced its milestone of reaching 7,000 clients, the shelter has now welcomed its 8,000th client amidst an unprecedented influx of immigrants arriving in the lower Rio Grande Valley. This surge has more than quadrupled the shelter’s annual client intake. “What a privilege it has …
As Americans gathered all across the country to celebrate 4th of July, 19 clients representing eight different countries honored their new home with a celebration at La Posada Providencia. Clients gathered in front of the shelter’s flagpole to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before taking part in a traditionally “American BBQ.” “When I stood with …
(San Benito, Texas) La Posada Providencia is proud to announce it has been selected as recipient of a $25,000 grant from the John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation. La Posada provides safe shelter to poor immigrants, asylees and asylum seekers in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, serving more than 7,000 clients …
Often, immigrants arriving in South Texas are portrayed by the media as mostly arriving from Central and South American countries. At La Posada Providencia, we see, first-hand, that the demographics of arriving immigrants reflect a much broader geography. Did you know that many of our clients come from places as far away as Eritrea, Ethiopia, …
