We as southern Arizona groups and other allies denounce the militarization of our communities, which is represented at the Border Security Expo in San Antonio, and instead take this opportunity to highlight what security truly means to our community. Security means the prioritization of human life and human dignity. That means an end to the strategy of enforcement through deterrence, which pushes individuals to harsh and deadly terrain, as well as other enforcement techniques that lead to a …Read More
Archives for April 2017
The KBI Advocates for Asylum Seekers
At a recent hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the KBI’s Joanna Williams joined representatives from other immigrant advocacy groups to present evidence of obstructive actions and other abuses faced by those requesting asylum in the U.S. At the recent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings in Washington, D.C., the Kino Border Initiative offered testimony on ways in which U.S. border policies and practices prevent asylum seekers from making claims and …Read More
Rosario’s Story: The Plight and Flight of Asylum Seekers
Immigrants often leave dangerous circumstances, risking everything for a chance to create a better, safer life elsewhere. For Rosario, as for many female migrants and refugees, sexual violence, children’s welfare, and one’s very survival are factors. When eighteen-year-old Rosario arrived at the KBI women’s shelter in March, she was seven months pregnant. Accompanied by three female cousins, she’d travelled from Oaxaca to the U.S.–Mexico border to flee the political violence and armed …Read More
KBI Media Report: March 2017
Our report this month focuses on some of the KBI’s advocacy priorities. Read a recent publication about family separation, a reflection on the importance of accompaniment, an article about allegations of sexual assault by Customs and Border Patrol agents, and a piece about the KBI’s work and the legacy of Jesuit advocacy. The Impact of Detention and Deportation on Families: More and more families and children are among those seeking safety and security in the U.S. over the past five …Read More
KBI April Announcements
We are excited to share news of a wonderfully successful Annual KBI Dinner, which exceeded fundraising goals, a new legal fellow position to aid asylum seekers, Father Pete Neeley’s upcoming trip to the Bay Area with the Lourdes Kino Teens, and the March immersion experiences at the KBI. KBI Annual Dinner: The Seventh Annual KBI Dinner was a tremendous success, raising over $160,000 through ticket sales, an auction, and other donations. Held on Saturday, March 25, at Brophy College …Read More