This month, our media report covers the new asylum protocols and continuing family separation in the U.S., escalating repression in Guatemala, and an uplifting report on the power of education and encounter at the KBI. New “Remain in Mexico” Asylum Policy: The Trump administration is beginning implementation of a new policy announced in December—called “Migrant Protection Protocols”—which would require asylum seekers to stay or be returned to Mexico as they wait for their claim to be … [Read more...]

In the last eight months, the U.S. has increasingly restricted access to asylum at the border by claiming that there is inadequate capacity to process those who legally seek protection by presenting at a port of entry. Now the U.S. is requiring some to stay in Mexico for months or years as their claims are processed. These changes raise urgent concerns about their safety and well-being. Many have ventured from their Central American homelands, desperate to escape the violence there, yet knowing … [Read more...]