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From all of us at BIIN, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! Thank you for making 2025 a memorable year. We could not do what we do without our supporters. We look forward to what the year 2026 brings and hope you will stick alongside us!

Thank you so much for your incredible support of the Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network during the month-long Brazos Valley Gives Campaign. Your generosity helped us raise $9,687.22-- nearly double our original goal-- and the most we've ever raised without a matching donor; from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

TEXT FROM ABOVE GRAPHIC: As we bid farewell to Freddy Nieto and Azuzena Mondragón, we would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude for their extraordinary contributions to BIIN over the past two years. FREDDY Freddy began his career as an English as a Second Language (ESL) intern, which sparked a deep passion in him to serve the community. Since then, he has served BIIN at every opportunity without hesitation. His efforts have improved BIIN's visibility and co

We are thrilled to introduce Vanessa Marie Ponce, the new Executive Director of the Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network (BIIN). With an unwavering commitment to social justice and community advocacy, Vanessa brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role. Her journey has been marked by a dedication to empowering marginalized voices and fostering inclusivity. As a dynamic leader, Vanessa is poised to guide BIIN in its mission to support our community’s immigrants. Joi

Born a U.S. citizen, Brandon was only three years old when his family decided to move back to Mexico out of necessity to take care of his grandparents. As a result, his parents, both immigrants, decided it would be best for him to be raised with them rather than having no one in the U.S. who could take care of him. However, Brandon maintained his dual citizenship status despite leaving the country at such an early age. Born in California but raised in Acapulco, Mexico, Brando

Braulio Cervantes Paz was born in Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico. He is currently forty-two years old. His wife is also from Celaya, and his son was born in San Luis Potosi. Braulio moved to College Station in January 2024 due to a job opportunity as a Postdoctoral researcher at the university. However, this was not his first time in the US since he visited his brother in San Antonio in 2011 after ten years of not seeing him. In Mexico, his life was pleasant, mainly because he had

Throughout the years BIIN has been supported by many organizations. One of these wonderful organizations is HealthPoint. HealthPoint is a clinic that serves the Brazos County community. The manager of outreach and enrollment, Dora Vazquez, who has been working with HealthPoint for over 19 years strives to help people regardless of their struggles. When she heard that BIIN was in need of laptops to better the quality of services provided to the community, she was ready to help

Juan Moises Soc Tajiboy was born in Guatemala, but moved to College Station about 17 years ago when he was about eight years old. Juan’s life in Guatemala was not the best but he tries to remember the good memories. When he first came to the U.S. seventeen years ago, one of his most vivid memories is the confusion he had. This is because he saw all the streets looked the same to him and he did get lost and feel scared. He managed to find his way. Juan is 25 years old and work

Alondra Piña Flores left her home state of Guanajuato, Mexico and has been living in Texas since June of 2021. Life for Alondra in Guanajuato was very traditional and comfortable, she did not work and spent most of her time at home or visiting nearby family, especially her grandmother. Some of Alondra’s family and her dad were already residing in Bryan/College Station which made the decision of moving to the US a little bit easier. Since moving to the States, Alondra finds he