Virtual Posadas with Ignatian Solidarity Network We’re excited to partner with Ignatian Solidarity Network to celebrate the spirit of Posadas while lifting up the voices of asylum seekers from KBI. From December 16-24 join ISN for a daily virtual experience of music, art, prayer, reflection, and action and journey with the Holy Family and migrants here along the US-Mexico border in search of shelter and protection. CLICK HERE for more information! Welcoming Gina Ramos We are excited to … [Read more...]
November Media Report
Calling on the Biden Administration to restore humanity to immigration Together, the Kino Border Initiative, Hope Border Institute, and Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Congratulate President-Elect Joe Biden and Commit to Working for Immigration Reform. President-elect Biden and Pope Francis discuss the dignity of migrants In a conversation between President-elect Biden and Pope Francis, as fellow Catholics, they discussed "a shared belief in the dignity and … [Read more...]
Education: The Bridge From Aid to Advocacy
Since the Kino Border Initiative was founded in 2009, education has always been core to its work in addition todirect humanitarian assistance and affecting policy on the local, regional, and national level. These three pillars--education, humanitarian aid, and advocacy-serve as complementary vehicles for living out our vision of humane, just, workable migration between the U.S. and Mexico. When KBI’s mission was established, offering immersion experiences for groups in Ambos Nogales was not … [Read more...]
Alfonso’s Story: Escaping to Nogales
On a brisk evening in the small town of Tecpán in Central Mexico, the mafia set flames to Alfonso Mendoza’s vehicle and house while his wife, daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren were asleep inside. He was just five blocks away, mourning the death of his twenty-year-old nephew, Omar who had been murdered mere hours before. The mafia had total control of Tecpán and the Mendoza family had ultimately fallen into its web of violence. “Everything begins with them seeing people prosper, seeing … [Read more...]
October Media Report
October 16th Migrants are being rapidly expelled by the hundreds on a weekly basis to the small town of Sásabe, Sonora just west of Nogales. These are notjustMexican nationals, but migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador as well. They are left in this town with no idea of where they are and a lack of infrastructure and resources for discerning next steps. A Tucson-based organizer, Dora Rodriguez says: “We believe that Border Patrol is getting away with these horrible deportation … [Read more...]
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