In the sweltering summer of 1980, a group of dozens of Salvadorans trekked through the Sonoran desert, the gruesome last leg of their journey of fleeing the atrocities of their home country with hopes of finding legal protection in the United States. The Sonoran desert had been known to claim the lives of migrants, scattering the landscape with corpses and unfinished stories of desperation. This particular group of migrants, with such tragedy and torture behind them, pushed forward in the hot … [Read more...]
Yolani’s Story: Living Under the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
“We don’t leave our countries to make ourselves rich in another, nor be a burden. We come simply to live, to save our lives, and give a better life to our children. I ask that the people in the US help us, we’re asking for help. Don’t leave us here under MPP ['Remain in Mexico'], which is like leaving us to our predators.” Yolani is originally from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, known as one of the most dangerous cities in the world, where she and her family could not evade the violence that … [Read more...]
August-September Media Report
August 25th A series of new rules came into effect in August making it exponentially more difficult for asylum seekers to gain work authorization, as detailed in this piece by CBS News. W.L. is a single mother who fled sexual violence in Guatemala and is currently awaiting her asylum proceedings in the US with her two young children for whom she is struggling to provide in the face of a pandemic. Her difficulty in providing for her family was just prolonged with the implementation of the new … [Read more...]
August Announcements
Migrant-led #SaveAsylum March On Friday, August 21st migrants, asylum seekers, faith leaders, and community members came together in Nogales,Sonora to accompany an asylum seeker, Elena (pseudonym to protect her identity) and her 12 year old son, to the port of entry to claim asylum. Father Sean Carroll, Jesuit Priest and Executive Director of Kino Border Initiative, approached the port with them both. This action is in response to the Administration’s suspension of the processing of asylum … [Read more...]
Call to Action: #SaveAsylum
We have witnessed the Trump Administration slowly chip away at a carefully crafted asylum system designed to protect refugees from being returned to the harm and persecution from which they flee. The U.S. has effectively stripped migrants of their right to due process and refuge, and subjected them to indefinite limbo and precariousness in Mexico. We condemn these recent attacks on the right to asylum and fear the ones that lie ahead. In efforts to #SaveAsylum, we urge you to call and write … [Read more...]
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