The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) Board of Members and Board of Directors announce that Joanna Williams will become the next executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. On March 1st, she will replace Fr. Sean Carroll, S.J. who has been serving in this role for the past twelve years. Joanna has served as the KBI’s Director of Education and Advocacy for nearly 6 years and in that time has designed and led programs critical to KBI’s mission, including the KBI-Florence Project legal defense … [Read more...]
Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera anuncia su nueva directora ejecutiva
El Consejo de Miembros y el Consejo Directivo de la Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera (IKF) anuncian que Joanna Williams será la siguiente directora ejecutiva de la Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera. El 1 de marzo reemplazará al P Sean Carroll, SJ quien ha servido en este papel durante los últimos doce años. Joanna ha servido cómo la Directora de Educación e Incidencia de IKF durante casi 6 años y en ese tiempo ha diseñado y liderado programas claves a la misión de IKF, entre otros la … [Read more...]
KBI Condemns the Lack of Urgency to Process Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
We affirm President Biden’s Executive Order announced on Tuesday, February 2nd that pledges to create a humane asylum system and address root causes of migration. In doing so, we call on the current administration to adopt a framework rooted in the recognition of the rights and dignity of migrants and asylum seekers instead of following suit with over-militarization. Additionally, we lift up President Biden’s commitment to create a task force to reunify parents and children who were separated at … [Read more...]
Catholic Organizations on the US-Mexico Border Congratulate President-Elect Biden, Commit to Working for Immigration Reform
Kino Border Initiative | Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley | Hope Border Institute Saturday November 7th, 2020 We congratulate you, Mr. Joseph R. Biden Jr., on the occasion of your election as the next President of the United States. You assume office at a time when the country faces sweeping challenges and needs. We require a renewed sense of politics as commitment to the common good, repaired democratic institutions and norms, a path forward through the pandemic, racial … [Read more...]
IKF denuncia retornos expeditos a México
La Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera informa su desacuerdo con la declaración de la Administración de Trump, sobre enviar a migrantes y solicitantes de asilo a México sin el debido proceso. Es nuestra responsabilidad colectiva promover y proteger la seguridad y la salud de todas personas en estos momentos sin precedentes. Sin embargo, cerrar el acceso al asilo de las personas que están llegando a los Estados Unidos y regresarlos rápidamente a México—cuyos oficiales no recibieron aviso del … [Read more...]
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