This month, learn more about International Migrants Day, upcoming KBI travels, the bi-national posada in Ambos Nogales, fundraising results, and recent immersions. International Migrants Day: Observed on December 18 each year, International Migrants Day is an occasion to affirm our support of social justice, advocacy of humane immigration policies, and solidarity with migrants and refugees the world over—258 million men, women and children of remarkable resilience and courage. To learn more … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers
Restricting access to asylum violates human rights, U.S. law, and U.S. treaty obligations under international law. Last week, President Trump issued a proclamation connected to a joint rule issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to deny access to asylum access for individuals and families entering between the ports of entry. These new regulations sharply increase the vulnerability of asylum seekers, placing them at greater risk of returning to the … [Read more...]
Lives Disrupted and Families Divided
The latest KBI report provides insight into a growing proportion of deported individuals received at the comedor—long-term U.S. residents—their well-established connections and social ties in the U.S., and the harmful impact of deportation on their lives, their families, their children, and their communities. While many deportations from the U.S. involve those immediately apprehended upon crossing the southern border or those recently arrived, a greater proportion of deportees are individuals … [Read more...]
Emmanuel’s Story: Deported from Family After Years in the U.S.
Emmanuel—father of three, devoted husband, business owner, and Phoenix resident for 13 years—was recently deported back to his native Mexico, a country that is no longer home, and far from the life and family he has created. Now, his family is shattered and he is desperately trying to figure out how to reunite with them. Hailing from a small town in central Mexico, Emmanuel could not find work to support his parents and himself in 2006 after graduating from high school, so he decided to … [Read more...]
KBI Media Report: October 2018
This month, we share stories garnered directly from migrants traveling north in the caravan as well as undocumented U.S. residents recently deported to Mexico. In addition, we include an article about the pursuit of long overdue justice for the murders and disappearances carried out during the Salvadoran civil war. Caravan Faces and Stories of the Caravan: The migrants crossing Mexico in north-bound caravans are fleeing one of the most violent regions of the world and traveling together for … [Read more...]