For the first 100 days of President Biden’s term, we will provide an opportunity for our community to LEarn about migrants and migration policy, Accompany migrants in prayer, Defend their rights, and Share their stories. Our first month of action focuses on restoring asylum and calling on the Biden Administration to immediately re-initiate the processing of asylum seekers and end Trump-era anti-asylum policies. So far, we have explored the Migrant Protection Protocols and Title 42, hearing … [Read more...]
Kino Border Initiative Announces New Executive Director
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...]
Finding God’s Light Amid Darkness
Throughout 2020, there were moments when dark shadows were cast at the U.S.-Mexico border between the implementation of the devastating Remain in Mexico policy in Nogales, record breaking numbers of migrant deaths in the desert, rampant decimation of sacred land for border wall construction, and the onset of a pandemic that would alter the context of the border and our work in unimaginable ways. These moments challenged us to remain steadfast in our faith to seek out sources of light and hope. … [Read more...]