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February 8, 2019 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Advocacy

January 22, 2019 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

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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November 9, 2018 By Kino Border Initiative 1 Comment

KBI Responds to Trump’s Proclamation and Calls for Protection of Dignity, Family and Binationality

As a binational and Catholic organization that works directly with migrants, we at the Kino Border Initiative strongly oppose President Trump’s decision to bar access to asylum for people apprehended between ports of entry. Through our binationality, we witness every day the potential of the US/Mexico border as a place of encounter and welcome. We work together across cultures and nations united in a single purpose: to promote the dignity of each human being. We believe such collaboration is … [Read more...]

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October 16, 2018 By Kino Border Initiative Leave a Comment

 KBI Media Report: September 2018

Our report this month highlights Temporary Protected Status developments; indefinitely detained families; the expansion of checkpoints and concurrent civil rights abuses; and a new restrictive U.S. policy aimed at green card applicants who rely on public services. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Update: Early this month, a U.S. District judge in California issued a decision temporarily blocking the termination of protection to immigrants from Haiti, Sudan, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Report, Passages Newsletter, Press

June 26, 2018 By Katie Sharar Leave a Comment

Comunicado sobre personas llegando a las garitas de Nogales

Desde hace 9 años, la Iniciativa Kino para la Frontera tiene como uno de sus objetivos, atender a personas y familias que huyen de la violencia de Centroamérica y México, para buscar protección en los Estados Unidos. A estas personas les brindamos orientación y acompañamiento, cuando tomen la decisión de solicitar el asilo en EUA y México. Es importante hacer del conocimiento a Casas y Albergues para migrantes, así como a ONG´s que trabajan en la protección de los derechos de las personas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Advocacy, family separation, immigrants, Kino Border Initiative

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