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November 16, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Migrant Stories: “Title 42 is a racist policy.”- Press conference to address border reopening

Date: November 8, 2021 Time: 10:00am PST Location: Kino Border Initiative, Migrant Outreach Center Panelists: Jose Hernandez*, asylum seeker; Lisandro*, asylum seeker; Josefina "Pina" Bejarano Padilla, Missionary Sister of the Eucharist and KBI Shelter Coordinator; Noah Schramm, Project Coordinator for Border Action Team, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project *names have been changed to preserve anonymity Press release: https://conta.cc/3DbKiJD Translated …Read More

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October 27, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Migrant Stories: Lisandro tells members of Congress how Title 42 is a racist policy

On Thursday, October 21, 2021, Lisandro*, one of the migrant organizers for the #SaveAsylum Coalition, spoke to members of congress and reporters on the Hill about the racist implications of Title 42 in a press briefing organized by NETWORK lobby. He spoke on a panel alongside prominent advocates in the field such as: Diana Kearney, Oxfam; Guerline Jozef, Haitian Bridge Alliance; Breanne Palmer, #UndocuBlackNetwork; Kennji Kizuka, Human Rights First; and KBI's Director of Education and Advocacy, …Read More

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September 21, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Restore Protections for Holy Families, interview with the migrant leaders

Director of Communications, Gia Del Pino, sat down with four of the migrant leaders leading the charge for "Restore Protections for Holy Families: Prophetic Action to #SaveAsylum" march taking place September 25th, 2021.  Excerpts from the interview below. All names have been changed. Aurora: My name is Aurora. I come from the state of Guerrero. I am a housewife. I arrived in Nogales on July 28th. Carlos: Good morning my name is Carlos. I am originally from Cuernavaca, Morelos. Right now I …Read More

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August 24, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 1 Comment

Suyapa’s Story: “To the Biden Administration: I want you to take us seriously, especially us women.”

Suyapa [not real name] is one of the migrant organizers part of the #SaveAsylum movement. Read her full testimony that she shared during the press conference to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Status of Refugees.  My name is Suyapa and I’m currently in Nogales, Sonora with my son, and I am fleeing from Honduras. I do not want to return. Life in Honduras is very difficult, complicated, dangerous, and there is a lot of abuse. In my case, I’ve had to face people …Read More

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July 8, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 4 Comments

Esmeralda’s Story: “My mission is far from over.”

Esmeralda at a #SaveAsylum march, wearing a mask.

Click here to read the original profile we ran on Esmeralda in October, 2020. Esmeralda fled Guerrero, Mexico in 2019 with her three youngest children. Her family had experienced persecution and death threats for 13 years, but the violence in her town had grown to a fever pitch. She arrived in Nogales, Sonora and put her family’s names on a list. It was the first of 543 days they would spend there, waiting for the chance to seek asylum at the port of entry. “Everything got paralyzed for us …Read More

Filed Under: Migrant Stories, Passages Newsletter

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