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Archives for July 2016

July 19, 2016 By Kino Border Initiative 2 Comments

The Advocates and Leaders of Tomorrow

High school students from around the country—moved by the migrant crisis and committed to change—gathered at the border for the first Kino Teens Leadership Days. In June, eleven student representatives from eight schools across the U.S. participated in the first-ever Kino Teens Leadership Days, sponsored by the Kino Border Initiative. Part immersion experience, part symposium, training camp and reflection opportunity, the four-day gathering focused on learning more about the reality of …Read More

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The Supreme Court Ruling on Immigration Relief

The Supreme Court split evenly on the legality of President Obama’s 2014 executive actions offering relief for 4.9 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. What now for these mixed-status families? On June 6, the Supreme Court—a cohort of 8 justices with Justice Scalia’s seat still unfilled—handed down a 4–4 ruling in United States v. Texas, the case challenging President Obama’s 2014 executive order to provide temporary deportation relief and work visas to as many as 4.9 million …Read More

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Up Close: A Year at the KBI

KBI Staff Members Javier Fierro and Joanna Williams Javier Fierro and Joanna Williams—Associate Director and Director of Education and Advocacy, respectively—began working at the KBI a little more than a year ago, contributing their impressive skills to the KBI team of staff, board members, volunteers and donors. Each has volunteered with the KBI in the past, and is deeply committed to the KBI mission of supporting migrants at the border, keeping families together, and working toward a more …Read More

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KBI July Announcements

The KBI is pleased that the 2015 Annual Report is available—in print and online—and humbled that we are being considered for a respected service award. Also, our summer immersions continue, and a visitor from an immersion earlier this year has written an eloquent reflection on the experience for Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Finally, we remind you to keep up with our Facebook pages for the latest KBI news. KBI Annual Report: The KBI 2015 Annual Report is here! Copies have been mailed out, and …Read More

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Immigration in the News

The main stories among our news links this month are the Supreme Court’s deadlock on President Obama’s immigration plan (see this month’s newsletter article) and the plight of Central American immigrants, both traveling through Mexico and living in the U.S. Please check out these articles and videos to learn more about the future of immigration relief and the crisis faced by Central American immigrants. From The New York Times (6/6/16), a summary of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on …Read More

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