As border dynamics change, Jesuit priest keeps ministering to migrants and deportees As migration patterns shift at the border, Rev. Brian Strassburger, SJ, a Catholic priest serving in the Rio Grande Valley, continues to minister to migrants and deported individuals with consistency and compassion. Before being missioned to the Rio Grande Valley, Brian spent a summer volunteering with Kino Border Initiative, an experience that helped shape his commitment to accompaniment at the border. Amid …Read More
April – May Announcements
Watch our most recent Border Spotlight video update. We want to express our deep gratitude to Sr. Tracey Horan, who, over the past seven years, has accompanied Kino with dedication, faith, and commitment. We wish her well on her journey! We welcome the Jesuit Province of Mexico’s installation of its new Provincial, Fr. Enrique Javier Mireles Bueno. View photos. This month, we celebrated the many mothers that we accompany with a special mass, games, food, and gifts. View photos. …Read More
Hope Is Already Taking Root
From the outside, Nogales can look like a place defined by waiting. It is easy to imagine the border this way: people waiting for appointments, for paperwork, for policies to change, for a future that feels just out of reach. Waiting can seem like the dominant rhythm of life here. That framing, while understandable, is incomplete. At Kino Border Initiative, what we witness each day tells a more complex story. People are not simply waiting for what comes next. They are living in the midst of …Read More
“I Refuse to Lose Faith”
“I prefer a faith that endures and a joy that persists,” Leandro shared a couple of weeks ago in a phone conversation that took us back to January 2025, when he arrived in Nogales from Tuxtla, Chiapas. At that time, he came with the hope of reuniting with his son, whom he hadn’t embraced in 10 years, and with the longing to find safety and dignified work in the United States. Leandro is originally from Guatemala, and after trying more than five times to establish his own restaurant …Read More
March – April Media Report
On Wednesday, March 25, more than 125 faith leaders representing at least 12 different traditions gathered for “We Are One Beloved Community: Arizona Interfaith Day at the Capitol.” Organized by CORAZÓN, the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), and the Arizona Faith Network (AFN), the day of prophetic witness called on lawmakers to reject anti-immigrant policies and uphold the dignity of all residents. The day was a testament to the power of communication through faith, going beyond party lines. …Read More
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