FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday August 8, 2022 Contact: Gia Del Pino, Director of Communications Phone: (786)-451-5459 Email: gdelpino@kinoborderinitiative.org Download letter here The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project and the Kino Border Initiative celebrate yesterday’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the United States Senate without any dangerous and harmful anti-immigrant amendments attached. The Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative joined other …Read More
Community Conversation: How to #WelcomeLikeJesus
The desire to host community conversations about radical welcome across the US is rooted in the on-the-ground reality people are living at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Sonora, México, and what our brother Jesus tells us: that our own salvation is tied up in how we treat those we have pushed to the margins of society. At this moment when many are tempted to use images or words like “invasion” or “alien” to dehumanize and push away people traveling to the US to seek a better life for …Read More
Catholic Sisters Walking in Migration: Now accepting applications for 2023
I am so grateful for the opportunity to have been part of the “Catholic Sisters Walking with Migrants” program…assisting with humanitarian services as I listened firsthand to the sacred stories shared by migrants, learning as I participated in immersion education, humanizing the immigration issue while also helping me to understand even more the complexity of immigration. It was a heart deepening, mind stretching, community building experience that helped me broaden my knowledge and skills to …Read More
“I work to be strong for my children.” Maria and Diana seek safety for their families.
About a month ago, Hna Marlita opened the doors to welcome in two mothers and their six children. It was 7 am, and they were exhausted. “We had gone to the checkpoint at about 4 am to petition for asylum,” says Maria, “but they denied us and sent us away.” Both Maria and Diana have been moving around for years, seeking to escape the threats that keep following them. Their hope: to get to the U.S. and offer their children a safe and stable place to grow and thrive. Diana’s nightmare …Read More
June-July Media Report
KBI in the news: The Progressive: “Bringing Border Enforcement Under the Rule of Law” A case involving the wrongful death of migrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas in 2010 could potentially pave the way for changes. He was stunned with a taser and beaten by U.S. border agents before succumbing to his wounds. Now, his case is coming before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The tribunal notes that his story is part of a pattern of vicious and discriminatory treatment by CBP against …Read More
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