This month’s feature story celebrates and honors the people in migration who are mothers. The configurations of families in migration are diverse—in many cases, mothers parent their children from the same geographical space, but due to economic realities, deportations, violence, and structures of injustice, it is not possible for all mothers to do so. In some cases, children are raised, loved, and cared for by extended family and community members. And some mothers have lost children—to … [Read more...]
Esperanza’s Story: “What Comes Next Will Be Worth the Waiting”
Esperanza is currently living in a Nogales, Sonora migrant shelter with her two children, a 12-year-old son and a 13-year-daughter. The family arrived to the border in late January to seek asylum. They fled their native state of Guerrero after the children’s father was murdered and there were threats to the rest of the family’s lives. When they arrived, they put their name on the metering list for asylum, and prepared to wait for several months for their turn to present at the port of … [Read more...]
April-May Media Report
This month's media coverage includes an article that focuses on the ways that the U.S. has relied on the labor of those who harvest our food as essential, yet also does not offer a path to documentation--a fact the pandemic is bringing to light. Additionally, we include a summary and analysis of a KBI Facebook Live event featuring the voices of migrants in Nogales and the pressures the U.S. is putting on Mexican factories to remain open, in spite of the death and illness the decision is … [Read more...]
April-May Announcements
The spring is typically busy at the comedor as we host school groups, visitors, volunteers, and offer services to the migrants who are deported to or waiting in Nogales. Due to the pandemic, the educational activities and humanitarian services we have historically offered have been temporarily reduced. As we--like everyone--confronts this reality, we are beginning to move toward alternatives ways of connecting virtually and find ways to ensure that migrants know they have dignity. 1) … [Read more...]
Support Vulnerable Communities Amid COVID-19
Public health is deeply connected to poverty and marginalization, and we are observing the realities of that in detention centers, deportations, and essential workplaces such as meatpacking plants and farms where migrants frequently work. Those who are in any situation where they are vulnerable and unsafe deserve protection and care during this time. Please join our partners at the Ignatian Solidarity Network to pass a new relief package that will protect those most in need—in terms of economic … [Read more...]
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