Download the KBI 2020 Annual ReportKBI-2020-AnnualReport-E … [Read more...]
“Due Process Denied”- CBP Abuses at the Border October 2020-July 2021
Excerpt: "This joint report by the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) and NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, documents patterns of abuse by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency in the Nogales sector. The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of what occurs at the border and to press for external oversight to end CBP's systemic culture of abuse of migrants. As members of Congress continue to push for increased funding for CBP as a response to asylum seekers arriving at the … [Read more...]
June – July Announcements
Join the KBI Team We are still accepting applications for the Director of Finance and Administration position. The Director of Finance and Administration is responsible for overseeing the overall financial management and internal controls, managing all human resource functions, and directing general business operations of the organization in a way that will allow all Kino Border Initiative legal entities in the US and Mexico to effectively fulfill its mission. Welcoming New Team Members: … [Read more...]
June – July Media Report
Biden Administration Removes Rodney Scott as Head of US Border Patrol In a widely expected move, the Biden Administration ousted Rodney Scott as the head of US Border Patrol. His departure clears the way for new leadership, likely to be chosen by Biden’s nominee for head of CBP, Chris Magnus. The Biden Administration remains under pressure to fill a number of vacant leadership roles at DHS. US Ends Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors Attorney General Merrick … [Read more...]
Esmeralda’s Story: “My mission is far from over.”
Click here to read the original profile we ran on Esmeralda in October, 2020. Esmeralda fled Guerrero, Mexico in 2019 with her three youngest children. Her family had experienced persecution and death threats for 13 years, but the violence in her town had grown to a fever pitch. She arrived in Nogales, Sonora and put her family’s names on a list. It was the first of 543 days they would spend there, waiting for the chance to seek asylum at the port of entry. “Everything got paralyzed for us … [Read more...]
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