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

The Supreme Court split evenly on the legality of President Obama’s 2014 executive actions offering relief for 4.9 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. What now for these mixed-status families? On June 6, the Supreme Court—a cohort of 8 justices with Justice Scalia’s seat still unfilled—handed down a 4–4 ruling in United States v. Texas, the case challenging President Obama’s 2014 executive order to provide temporary deportation relief and work visas to as many as 4.9 million …Read More

KBI Staff Members Javier Fierro and Joanna Williams Javier Fierro and Joanna Williams—Associate Director and Director of Education and Advocacy, respectively—began working at the KBI a little more than a year ago, contributing their impressive skills to the KBI team of staff, board members, volunteers and donors. Each has volunteered with the KBI in the past, and is deeply committed to the KBI mission of supporting migrants at the border, keeping families together, and working toward a more …Read More