The Kino Border Initiative strongly opposes the expansion of Remain in Mexico to the Tucson sector. Beginning on Friday, November 22, CBP will transfer many asylum-seeking families and individuals from the Tucson area to El Paso before forcing them to remain in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico for the duration of their asylum proceedings. At KBI, our Catholic values are rooted in a commitment to the well-being, dignity, and rights of all people. At taxpayer expense, this decision will transport people … [Read more...]
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative Demand ICE Release Abused Transgender Detainees
Nov. 7, 2019 Tucson, AZ – The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (Florence Project) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) today are calling on Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release two transgender women, Alejandra and Anahí, who have reported extreme abuse, mistreatment, misconduct, and violence in ICE custody. Florence Project and KBI further call on ICE to approve all transgender migrants for release under parole to due urgent humanitarian concerns. … [Read more...]
Border Patrol Increasingly Removing Mexican Asylum Seekers Without a Hearing
October 4, 2019 Border Patrol Increasingly Removing Mexican Asylum Seekers Without a Hearing Nogales, Sonora, Mexico – This week, 6 Mexican families were wrongfully removed by Border Patrol despite reporting that they expressed fear of return to agents. These incidents are part of a worsening pattern of wrongful removals in the past 6 weeks. Since mid-August, the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) has received at least 15 Mexican families who report that they fled violence in their … [Read more...]
Statement of Northern Border Shelters on US and Mexico Policy to Restrict Asylum
We at KBI and other Mexican border shelters express our concern about and opposition to the "Migration Protection Protocols," which would force the vulnerable individuals that we serve to remain in limbo and in danger in Mexico while they await months or years for an asylum decision in the United States. Read our joint statement here: Red Zona Norte Statement on MPP … [Read more...]
Kino Border Initiative Opposes Senate Legislation that Harms Vulnerable Children and Families
The Kino Border Initiative urges the Senate, House, and President to quickly pass and sign legislation to reopen the government and ensure that federal workers, including many in our community in southern Arizona, receive the pay that they deserve. However, as a Catholic and Jesuit institution, the Kino Border Initiative believes that resolution of the shutdown should not come at the expense of our moral and religious imperative to maintain family unity and protect vulnerable individuals fleeing … [Read more...]
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