We share a recent U.S.-sponsored report about the deportation of potential asylum seekers back to their violent homelands, a crisis confirmed by the first-hand testimony collected at the KBI. In addition, we list the immersion groups who visited the KBI this summer, a KBI job opportunity, and information about an upcoming interactive event in Tucson, Stories from the Border, featuring journalists from Mexico and the U.S. Report Confirms KBI Findings: A report from the U.S. Commission on …Read More

This month, many immigration news reports focused on detention centers and the wide range of concerns associated with them—the quality of medical and mental health care, facility conditions, and the private management of these centers. In addition, there are stories about the challenges faced by undocumented children as well as information about migrant risks and deaths—in detention centers, near the U.S.–Mexico border, and throughout the world. Finally, watch the heartening welcome of the …Read More

High school students from around the country—moved by the migrant crisis and committed to change—gathered at the border for the first Kino Teens Leadership Days. In June, eleven student representatives from eight schools across the U.S. participated in the first-ever Kino Teens Leadership Days, sponsored by the Kino Border Initiative. Part immersion experience, part symposium, training camp and reflection opportunity, the four-day gathering focused on learning more about the reality of …Read More