Remain in Mexico program repealed On June 1st, the Biden Administration formally ended the Migrant Protection Protocols, which have forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for the chance to make their case. Our Executive Director Joanna Williams notes that while this small change in the right direction acknowledges some of the suffering migrants have experienced, a vast swath of migrants who have been affected by the policy remain excluded from a … [Read more...]
Mauricio’s Story: Hardship and Humanity in the Desert
Mauricio decided to leave his hometown in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in search of economic opportunity. As with many towns, Covid-19 and the hurricanes last year had decimated the local economy. People all around him were struggling to survive, let alone make ends meet. Eventually, he decided to take his chances in the US and try to build a life there. When he reached the Mexico side of the US - Mexico border, he was placed with a group of about thirty-five other migrants and several guides … [Read more...]
How Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Weapon
Anyone who has visited here in Ambos Nogales experiences the looming, impassive presence of the desert. It’s implacable, majestic, terrifying. It is an ancient, vast expanse that holds treasure and treachery. It sits, dynamic but ultimately unchanging, indifferent to the minutiae of our human existence. It is an emblem of God’s holiness, that is, God’s absolute and ineffable other-ness. The desert is a place we inhabit without comprehension. All we can do in the desert is approach with awe and … [Read more...]
Belicia’s Story: Finding Her Voice and Fighting for Her Family.
Originally from Pueba, Mexico, Belicia is a single mother of three daughters. She fled her hometown when the threats of violence against her and her daughters escalated into death threats. They arrived in Nogales, Sonora in February of 2020. Initially, they were hoping to cross the border and seek asylum, but the Covid-19 pandemic quickly threw the border into greater chaos. That search for stability and safety over the past year has illustrated the challenges of mothering in migration, … [Read more...]
April – May Media Report
Mexico records more than 2,000 migrant disappearances A Mexican human rights agency has filed a report indicating that more than 2,000 migrants have disappeared in Mexican territory. "The gravity of the human rights violations against the migrant population is overwhelming." These abuses are the outcome of Mexico of following suit with the US's strategy of managing migration flows with militarization. The Biden Administration has redoubled emphasize on Mexican border and immigration controls … [Read more...]
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