The story behind the Migrant Community Campus and the community bringing it to life. The comedor in our Migrant Outreach Center was full. On a warm evening in May, volunteers, staff, sisters, and migrants gathered around long tables at Kino Border Initiative for a special community dinner co-hosted by the Missionary Sisters of the Eucharist and Franciscan Sisters. Laughter drifted across the room as children darted between chairs and conversations unfolded in Spanish and …Read More
When Waiting Becomes Home
“We never imagined Nogales would be the place where we would begin again,” Pedro shared with us one morning while having breakfast at Kino. Pedro and Arlena left Bolivia in 2023 with the hope of seeking asylum in the United States. “The journey was long,” Arlena recalled. “Imagine crossing border after border through cold and heat, with hunger and the constant fear that our resources would run out.” Like so many others, they embarked on a long and uncertain journey, believing the border would …Read More
Education: U.S. Hispanic Ministry Leaders Learn about Migration in Nogales
On June 2, 2026 Kino received 13 leaders from the Episcipol Region XIII Catholic Hispanic and Latino Ministry. They learned about the services offered at the Kino service center, conversed with Bishop Cerra-Luna (Diocese of Nogales, SON) about their work in the western U.S. states, and enjoyed a delicious community lunch with participants in our Proyecto de Vida program. Participants came from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, covering nine dioceses and three archdioceses. …Read More
June – July Media Report
Congresswoman Tlaib's announcement of the Find Our Families Act Kino Border Initiative was highlighted in Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's announcement of the Find Our Families Act, legislation that would require DHS to maintain a timely, multilingual online detainee locator system for people in ICE and CBP custody. Juan Cuéllar Torres, KBI's Director of Education & Advocacy, emphasized that keeping families connected is a matter of human dignity, saying the proposed legislation protects …Read More
June – July Announcements
View our 2025 Annual Report. We’ve been hosting World Cup watch parties to cheer on Mexico and gather as a community. These joyful moments give people a chance to connect, celebrate, and enjoy the games together. In June, we commemorated World Day of Refugees with an intercultural fair at the Nogales cathedral, where families from a variety of countries and regions sold their food and other goods. It was a big success for the budding entrepreneurs and a great chance …Read More
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