Press Archives - Kino Border Initiative

November 16, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE: “Title 42 is a racist policy.” Migrants gather and protest Biden’s decision to keep asylum seekers stranded in inhumane conditions even as the border opens to non-essential travel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 12, 2021 Contact: Gia Del Pino, Director of Communications Phone: (520)-208-7716 Email: gdelpino@kinoborderinitiative.org "Title 42 is a racist policy." Migrants gather and protest Biden's decision to keep asylum seekers stranded in inhumane conditions even as the border opens to non-essential travel Asylum seekers hold a bi-national press conference and peaceful demonstration at the border demanding for the end of Title 42 and the full … [Read more...]

September 27, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 2 Comments

Press Release: CBP closed port of entry after denying access to migrant family seeking asylum, accompanied by Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, September 27, 2021 Contact: Gia Del Pino, Director of Communications Phone: (520)-208-7716 Email: gdelpino@kinoborderinitiative.org Email link to PR: https://conta.cc/3odNwHW CBP closed port of entry after denying access to migrant family seeking asylum, accompanied by Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger Hundreds of Asylum seekers and allies march at the border and across the U.S. demanding … [Read more...]

June 21, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative 1 Comment

Press Release: Migrants, Faith and Community Leaders in Tucson, Arizona host interfaith event to express welcome and blessing to migrants, demand the restoration of asylum access.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 21, 2021 Contact: Joanna Williams, Kino Border Initiative Executive Director Phone: 540-243-3100 Email: jwilliams@kinoborderinitiative.org Migrants, Faith and Community Leaders in Tucson, Arizona host interfaith event to express welcome and blessing to migrants, demand the restoration of asylum access. Organizers highlight the many people in Arizona who support increased access to protection. (TUCSON, ARIZONA). The #SaveAsylum coalition … [Read more...]

June 11, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

Press Release: Arizona Organizations Supporting Migrants Respond to the Consortium Referral Process and the Restoration of Asylum at the Border

For Immediate Release June 11, 2021 CONTACTS Kino Border Initiative Joanna Williams, Executive Director jwilliams@kinoborderinitiative.org (520) 243-3100 Arizona Justice for Our Neighbors Alba Jaramillo, J.D., Executive Director alba@azjfon.org (520) 488-3201 Florence Immigration & Refugee Rights Project Greer Millard, Communications manager gmillard@firrp.org (207) 699-8073 Community Services of Southern Arizona dba Casa … [Read more...]

February 10, 2021 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

KBI Calls on Secretary Mayorkas to Meet with Migrants who have been Mistreated by US Customs & Border Protections

Today the Kino Border Initiative, with the support of the Catholic Charities Immigration Clinic at Gonzaga School of Law, submitted a detailed report to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas with information on complaints KBI has filed throughout the Trump Administration and in the first weeks of the Biden Administration. Since 2017, the Kino Border Initiative has submitted 73 complaints against the Department of Homeland Security for misconduct and mistreatment of immigrants at the … [Read more...]