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Archives for August 2021

August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

July-August Announcements

Press Release: Migrants Seeking Asylum Meet with Senator Sinema Delegation in Nogales to Discuss the Urgent Need to Restore Asylum A group of six asylum seekers from the #SaveAsylum Coalition sat down with Senator Kyrsten Sinema's staff last Wednesday, August 18, to share their stories and call for the repeal of Title 42, the reinstatement of asylum access, and oversight and accountability for CBP abuse. READ full press release here.     KBI just released its 2020 …Read More

Filed Under: Announcements, Passages Newsletter

August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 2 Comments

July- August Media Report

Secretary Mayorkas’s remarks in Brownsville, TX    On August 12, Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, delivered a speech addressing dire conditions at the border and the Biden Administration’s efforts to “build a fair, orderly, and humane immigration system.” The speech is far cry from any real humane reform and in turn signals a doubling down on expedited removals and expulsions, meanwhile upholding Title 42 indefinitely. The next day, the #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign …Read More

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August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 1 Comment

Suyapa’s Story: “To the Biden Administration: I want you to take us seriously, especially us women.”

Suyapa [not real name] is one of the migrant organizers part of the #SaveAsylum movement. Read her full testimony that she shared during the press conference to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees.  My name is Suyapa and I’m currently in Nogales, Sonora with my son, and I am fleeing from Honduras. I do not want to return. Life in Honduras is very difficult, complicated, dangerous, and there is a lot of abuse. In my case, I’ve had to face people …Read More

Filed Under: Migrant Stories, Passages Newsletter

August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

What is Title 42? Why Does it Need to End?

The work of the Kino Border Initiative has never been more important to promote the ideal that we can be a country that welcomes the stranger. We bear witness to migrants fleeing conflict, violence, human rights abuses, persecution and climate-related disasters day in, day out at our Migrant Outreach Center in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Yet, when these individuals arrive at the border they are refused entry. They are denied their universal human right to asylum. If they manage to cross the border …Read More

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August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Press Release: Migrants Seeking Asylum meet with Senator Sinema Delegation in Nogales to discuss the urgent need to restore asylum

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 24, 2021  Contact: Gia Del Pino, Director of Communications Phone: (520)-208-7716  Email: gdelpino@kinoborderinitiative.org    Migrants Seeking Asylum meet with Senator Sinema Delegation in Nogales to discuss the urgent need to restore asylum   Six asylum seekers urge Senator Kyrsten Sinema to consider CBP oversight, immediately restoring access to asylum at the US-Mexico border (NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO). A group of …Read More

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