KBI hosted our 12th Annual Fundraising Dinner KBI welcomes our new Volunteer Coordinator, Aylin Aragon! We are pleased to announce our new Volunteer Coordinator Aylin Aragon is joining the KBI family. Aylin will be working with and organizing our amazing volunteers here at KBI as we continue to grow and support our local communities. She is looking forward to cultivating lasting relationships with our current volunteers and promoting volunteerism among local communities in …Read More
His Holiness, Pope Francis, personally responds to a group of migrant organizers, the Revolucionarios, letter
Last fall, the Kino Border Initiative supported a group of migrant organizers called, the Revolucionarios (the Revolutionaries), to send a petition letter to His Holiness Pope Francis about their plight as asylum seekers waiting at the border. Pope Francis sent a response back on January 25, 2022 via Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger, a long-time advocate of immigrant rights and a supporter of the Kino Border Initiative. Read Pope Francis's response here (Spanish version) Read more about the …Read More
January-February Announcements
KBI annual fundraising dinner Kino Border Initiative works binationally between the U.S. and Mexico to promote humane, just, and workable migration. Through our Migrant Outreach Center located in Nogales, Mexico, KBI staff and volunteers provide humanitarian aid including daily meals, medical assistance, shelter, job placement, youth programming, legal advocacy, and pastoral accompaniment. Through its education and advocacy efforts, KBI aims to inform and activate others to understand the …Read More
KBI: Recommendations to Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
On January 25, 2022, Kino Border Initiative, with the help of the Catholic Charities Immigration Policy Clinic of Gonzaga University School of Law, submitted recommendations to the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families (U.S. Department of Homeland Security). Excerpt: "The Kino Border Initiative urges the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families to end policies resulting in separating migrant parents and caretakers from their children. Specifically, we …Read More
KBI Congressional Updates: Year in Review 2021
Read and download full report today: Congressional Updates Year in Review 2021 KBI recently published a report outlining the many instances of abuse and mistreatment we encountered when working with the migrants we accompanied this past year. Sadly, President Biden has not kept his promises to restore asylum protections and to create a more humane immigration system. Below you will find snapshots taken from our recently published, Congressional Update Year in Review, that illustrate the …Read More
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