Watch Video This interview was featured in KBI and Ignatian Solidarity Network's "Witness from the Border" webinar on Title 42 premiered on April 21st, 2022. Transcript Interviewer: Can you introduce yourself? Zaida: I'm Zaida. Interviewer: Where do you come from and why did you leave your town? Zaida: I come from Guerrero and I left because of persecution. Persecution that just leads to death. These are things that the cartels do. We are forced to go out to save our lives, since …Read More
“Her friendship outweighs anything I have endured or lost.” – The Story of a Sisterhood Rooted in Destiny
“I came here with my children knowing I would be completely alone, knowing that would be the hardest part. I imagined perhaps finding something close to friendship, maybe a general camaraderie, but definitely not a friendship as significant as what I have with Marisela.” begins Luz Maria. The history of what brought Luz Maria and Marisela to Nogales is rooted in the same terrible fears that many from Guerrero share. They lost their husbands to unknown fates, tried to find justice in their …Read More
Migrant Story: Nilsson tells KBI “They had simply made me into a prisoner.”
Nilsson once lived out his dream career as a teacher in Guatemala, but in 2018 he found himself having to flee his home country. When he arrived in Nogales, Sonora he found himself lost, not knowing anyone in the city, and not knowing what the next steps would be to file for asylum. In his disoriented state, he found someone that guided him to KBI’s aid center where he was given clean clothes, shelter and meals. Understanding his conditions, KBI knew Nilsson could benefit greatly from legal …Read More
Migrant Story: Ana Carolina (excerpt from “Voices of the Border”)
Excerpt from “Voices of the Border” edited by Tobin Hansen and Maria Engracia Robles Robles, ME Purchase your copy today : Voices of the Border | Georgetown University Press Ana Carolina I’m Ana Carolina, from Guatemala City. I’m thirty-nine. I only finished sixth grade. At age fifteen I moved in with a guy, and I had seven kids: three boys, four girls. Except for the ones who have been murdered, it’s the same kids I have with me here. My oldest daughter is twenty and the youngest is …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
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