Still Hiring Volunteer Coordinator: KBI is still looking for a new Volunteer Coordinator! The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for encouraging persons and communities to be in solidarity with migrants that the Kino Border Initiative serves. This role includes collaborating with KBI staff team to recruit and engage volunteers to support KBI’s mission and ensuring compliance with the KBI Safe Environment Program. 👉Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2021
November-December Media Report
Catholics sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End 'immoral' immigration rule "Members of 24 congregations of women religious from around the country gather outside the White House Dec. 3, 2021, to demonstrate against President Joe Biden's continuation of Title 42 expulsions. Title 42 is a provision of the U.S. public health law that Trump administration officials implemented to keep migrants out as COVID-19 infections began rising in the U.S. in 2020, and it has remained in place during the … [Read more...]
Migrant Story: Rejection by Border Patrol
For many migrants, the mistreatment they have suffered along their journey is too painful to tell, much less relive. When preparing for actions such as, the #SaveAsylum protests, migrants offer to share their testimonios for advocacy purposes. Migrant organizers support one another by stepping in as spokespeople to represent those who feel too vulnerable to share on their own behalf. This is a powerful example of migrants … [Read more...]
“AsĂ como la Sagrada Familia estaba buscando posada, igual queremos posada.” “Just like the Holy Family searched for refuge, we want refuge as well.”
On Saturday, December 18th, 2021, also known as International Day of the Migrant, Bishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger of Tucson accompanied migrant families in Nogales who peacefully reenacted the Holy Family’s journey to seek refuge. Asylum seekers waiting in Nogales, accompanied by dozens of faith leaders and advocates, walked in procession from the downtown port of entry to the Kino Border Initiative while praying, singing, sharing testimonies and inviting public officials to take action to … [Read more...]
Press Release: Arizona Border Welcoming Task Force Responds to Biden’s Reimplementation and Continuation of Trump-Era Asylum Policies
Arizona Border Welcoming Task Force Responds to Biden’s Reimplementation and Continuation of Trump-Era Asylum Policies  Download Press release: 2021.12.15_AZWTF statement on MPP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 PRESS CONTACT: Greer Millard | GMillard@firrp.org | (602) 795-7407  The Arizona Border Welcoming Task Force (AZWTF) strongly condemns the Biden administration’s choice to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” … [Read more...]