Our media report this month covers the expanded use of power by individual Border Patrol agents, which have the potential to profoundly impact the outcome of asylum-seekers' cases; the disappointing ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the "public charge rule," and a recently released study that demonstrates the high numbers of people who are killed or assaulted following their deportation from the U.S. to El Salvador. 1) Border Patrol agents’ expanded powers: Under the Trump … [Read more...]
January-February 2020 Announcements
2020 got off to a full start at the Kino Border Initiative! We report here on an annual event for high schoolers in the Arizona/Sonora area to fortify advocacy networks among area youth; staff travel to Chicago; a Tucson protest against Remain in Mexico; preparations for the grand opening celebration; and several immersion groups. 1) Walking in Mercy: On Saturday, February 8th, scores of students and staff from eight Arizona high schools and one Mexican high school gathered at San … [Read more...]
Join Public Actions Against the Assault on Asylum
The violations against asylum-seekers are illegal and dangerous. By moving asylum-seekers further from the public eye—across the border in Mexico, in expedited removal proceedings, or in Central America—the administration is intending to make them invisible. A number of groups and events are organizing public witnesses in protest. One, “Witness at the Border,” is calling on a continued presence in Brownsville, Texas/Matamoros, Mexico to observe and protest the Remain in Mexico policy, the … [Read more...]
Change, Hope, and Struggle: 2019 in Review
2019 was a year of celebration, growth, and struggle, both locally as well as nationally and internationally. Here, we highlight the central stories that defined 2019 at the Kino Border Initiative and the border. January The misleadingly titled “Migrant Protection Protocols,” announced in December 2018, were first put into practice on January 25, 2019 in the San Diego area. The policy expanded dramatically over the course of the year, both geographically and numerically, and … [Read more...]
Hector’s Story: Waiting and Serving at the Border
Hector, 39, from the Mexican state of Guerrero, is probably a familiar face to people who have been to the Comedor in recent months. While he and his family are waiting to present themselves for asylum in Nogales, Hector has been serving as the portero—the doorman—of the Comedor. We share parts of his story here because we have been fortunate to have worked alongside Hector, and because his ethic of service and generosity to the KBI family—staff, volunteers, migrants, and the greater Nogales … [Read more...]
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