Political science majors Macon Allen, Melvi Cifuentes, Alana Collins, and political science minor Juan Narvaez, spent a couple of weeks at the beginning of January of this year volunteering at Raíces, and NGO in San Antonio Texas. Raíces provides legal assistance and political advocacy to women, children and family fleeing gang and political violence from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua (https://www.raicestexas.org/). Macon, Melvi, Alana and Juan observed and assisted the Ngo’s work with refugees at the Karnes Detention Center. They performed interviews, observed court proceedings, and helped gather and organize evidence for legal procedures.