“First, I asked my country’s authorities for help. They didn’t do their job. After that, I asked human rights organizations for help. They tried, but they couldn’t because my country’s system was very corrupt, and the people who were after me had wealth. Finally, the public prosecutor gave me an attorney, but he didn’t defend me. Instead, all of the information I gave him was used against me. After all of this, I realized I had to flee Honduras. I was forced to risk my life and come to the …Read More
“I am alone in Nogales, but I don’t feel alone knowing that Kino is here.” Luis’ story.
Luis is from a rural town in Guatemala. He didn’t start school until he was 11 years old and at the time cleaned boots to pay for school fees. Later (at age 13), he started harvesting coffee. Once he was 16, a Christian nonprofit started to help him with the school fees and helped him graduate. The day he graduated, he was bursting with pride. It had been a long, hard-won accomplishment. Once Luis graduated, he started working for the same Christian nonprofit that had come alongside him. He …Read More
February – March Media Report
Kino joins with a multitude of voices decrying the Biden Administration plan to drastically restrict asylum access and institute transit ban. A number of voices across the political spectrum wholeheartedly condemned the Biden administration’s proposed plan to severely restrict access to asylum in the United States. In our recent joint statement, we implore the administration to reverse course and recommit to its campaign promises of rebuilding a safe and orderly asylum system. Any rule that …Read More
February – March Announcements
TAKE ACTION - Leave a public comment by March 27 to say #NoAsylumBan. President Biden announced his plan to propose new asylum restrictions despite his campaign promises to restore asylum (see President Biden's proposed asylum ban- 5 things to know). The proposed restrictions will prohibit most people from exercising their right to seek protection in the United States if they cannot prove they applied for and were denied asylum in a country through which they traveled through. The only …Read More
Meet our Board Chair & Vice-Chair
We recently welcomed two new leaders to our Board of Directors, Tony Dabdoub and Maria Silva. They recently began their terms as our new Board Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. Both bring tremendous leadership experience and deep commitment to our work as residents of Nogales, Sonora. Maria Silva, a Nogales native, currently serves with the International Rescue Committee, where she supports migrants seeking asylum at the border. She first encountered Kino in 2017, when she began …Read More
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