Today the Kino Border Initiative, with the support of the Catholic Charities Immigration Clinic at Gonzaga School of Law, submitted a detailed report to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas with information on complaints KBI has filed throughout the Trump Administration and in the first weeks of the Biden Administration. Since 2017, the Kino Border Initiative has submitted 73 complaints against the Department of Homeland Security for misconduct and mistreatment of immigrants at the … [Read more...]
January Announcements
Voices of the Border Voices of the Border, co-authored by Tobin Hansen and our very own Mexican Education Coordinator Sister María Engracia Robles Robles, M.E. documents the testimonies of migrants and refugees in Nogales. This book amplifies the voices of a demographic often excluded from the immigration conversation. Pre-order your copy HERE. To get a sneak peak of the book and speak with the authors, join us and Canisius College on February 24th at 2:00 pm Mountain/Arizona time. Tune in … [Read more...]
Join the KBI LEADS 100 Day Campaign
For the first 100 days of President Biden’s term, we will provide an opportunity for our community to LEarn about migrants and migration policy, Accompany migrants in prayer, Defend their rights, and Share their stories. Our first month of action focuses on restoring asylum and calling on the Biden Administration to immediately re-initiate the processing of asylum seekers and end Trump-era anti-asylum policies. So far, we have explored the Migrant Protection Protocols and Title 42, hearing … [Read more...]
Kino Border Initiative Announces New Executive Director
The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) Board of Members and Board of Directors announce that Joanna Williams will become the next executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. On March 1st, she will replace Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J. who has been serving in this role for the past twelve years. Joanna has served as the KBI’s Director of Education and Advocacy for nearly 6 years and in that time has designed and led programs critical to KBI’s mission, including the KBI-Florence Project legal defense … [Read more...]
Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera anuncia su nueva directora ejecutiva
El Consejo de Miembros y el Consejo Directivo de la Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera (IKF) anuncian que Joanna Williams será la siguiente directora ejecutiva de la Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera. El 1 de marzo reemplazará al P Sean Carroll, SJ quien ha servido en este papel durante los últimos doce años. Joanna ha servido cómo la Directora de Educación e Incidencia de IKF durante casi 6 años y en ese tiempo ha diseñado y liderado programas claves a la misión de IKF, entre otros la … [Read more...]
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