Join the KBI Team We are still accepting applications for the Director of Finance and Administration position. The Director of Finance and Administration is responsible for overseeing the overall financial management and internal controls, managing all human resource functions, and directing general business operations of the organization in a way that will allow all Kino Border Initiative legal entities in the US and Mexico to effectively fulfill its mission. Welcoming New Team Members: … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
June – July Media Report
Biden Administration Removes Rodney Scott as Head of US Border Patrol In a widely expected move, the Biden Administration ousted Rodney Scott as the head of US Border Patrol. His departure clears the way for new leadership, likely to be chosen by Biden’s nominee for head of CBP, Chris Magnus. The Biden Administration remains under pressure to fill a number of vacant leadership roles at DHS. US Ends Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors Attorney General Merrick … [Read more...]
Esmeralda’s Story: “My mission is far from over.”
Click here to read the original profile we ran on Esmeralda in October, 2020. Esmeralda fled Guerrero, Mexico in 2019 with her three youngest children. Her family had experienced persecution and death threats for 13 years, but the violence in her town had grown to a fever pitch. She arrived in Nogales, Sonora and put her family’s names on a list. It was the first of 543 days they would spend there, waiting for the chance to seek asylum at the port of entry. “Everything got paralyzed for us … [Read more...]
Consolations and Desolations from the first half of 2021
Time can seem both fast and slow at the same time. For many migrants waiting for their chance to present at the port of entry, time can seem to stand still. Progress doesn’t happen. Then there are moments when time bursts forward suddenly, and seismic shifts that affect tens of thousands of lives happen with the flick of a pen. Overnight, the realities of immigration between Mexico and the US have changed. We’re just over six months into 2021, and I am only four months into my tenure as … [Read more...]