The Kino Border Initiative is in an exciting and promising moment of transition. Last month we commemorated the one-year anniversary of our migrant aid center. On March 1, we ushered in a new chapter for KBI now under the leadership of our Executive Director, Joanna Williams. With Father Sean Carroll's last days upon us, we express our gratitude to him for his twelve years of service at the Kino Border, cultivating and growing our ministry on the border. Our annual fundraiser on March 21st … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2021
Diosmany’s Story: Returned to Harm
“I feel like the whole world is crying out, going crazy, knowing that we are not together,” says Diosmany. “How is it that we can be together for ten years, committed to each other for ten years, and then the U.S., a third party can come in and tear us apart like that?” Diosmany, still in shock, tells the story of how he and his wife, Lisday were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border last month while attempting to seek asylum near Yuma. Both from Cuba, Diosmany and Lidsay fled political … [Read more...]
February Announcements
Walking in Mercy Young advocates from Jesuit and Catholic institutions including San Miguel High School, Salpointe Catholic High School, St. Augustine Catholic High School, Lourdes Catholic High School, and Brophy College Prep came together on Saturday, February 20th for the annual Kino Teens Walking in Mercy event. During this time, students delved into border policies and humanized their impact by speaking directly with immigrants in their schools and in Nogales. Since the pandemic stopped … [Read more...]
February-March Media Report
End Title 42 We signed on to a letter with Human Rights First that urges the Biden Administration to follow through on their promise to restore asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and terminate Title 42, which uses the pandemic as a pretext to deny asylum seekers due process. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Investigates Border Patrol Anastasio Hernandez Rojas’ brutal killing at the hands of Border Patrol Agents in 2010 will be reviewed by the Inter-American Commission on Human … [Read more...]
Call to Action: Call Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
On February 10th, the Kino Border Initiative called on Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas to meet with migrants who have been mistreated by U.S. Customs & Border Protection and suffered as a result of ongoing anti-asylum policies. Because has not accepted our invitation, we invite you to call acting Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Karinda L. Washington at (202) 612-1602 during business hours (9:00 am - 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) and demand that asylum be restored … [Read more...]