Two years ago, the KBI added to its direct aid, advocacy, and education programming by collaborating with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project to create a Legal Fellow position dedicated to representing asylum seekers served by the KBI. The program has extended the reach of accompaniment, reinforced advocacy efforts, and saved lives. In recent years, the KBI has encountered increasing numbers of asylum seekers at the comedor—primarily Central Americans and Mexicans … [Read more...]
Asylum Stories: How Legal Counsel Helps Win Cases
Since its inception in August 2017, the KBI–Florence Project Legal Fellow Program has provided representation for numerous asylum seekers, handling their cases throughout the process and boosting the chances of success. Here are three stories of people who, despite the odds, won their asylum cases through their perseverance and the support of counsel from the Legal Fellow. The KBI–Florence Project Legal Fellow represents asylum seekers encountered by the KBI and detained after presenting … [Read more...]
KBI Media Report: July-August 2019
Our report this month includes coverage of a new expedited deportation policy, Border Patrol’s rampant inaccuracies in paperwork, and last month’s Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children. Expedited Deportations: A new policy announced by the Trump administration last month will require anyone apprehended by immigration officials to show that they’ve been in the country for two or more years continuously, or else be deported without a hearing before an immigration judge. The new rule … [Read more...]
KBI August Announcements
The KBI welcomes our new volunteer coordinator to the staff, and will host a Kino Teen Retreat at month’s end. We also share details about the KBI’s participation in last month’s Ignatian Justice Summit and recent immersion experiences. The KBI on the Road: From July 23–26, the Ignatian Solidarity Network held their Ignatian Justice Summit on Immigration, a conference aimed at student advocates to educate them about critical issues, create an advocacy network, and provide tools for … [Read more...]
Revoke Remain in Mexico!
As the U.S. policy of Remain in Mexico expands and thousands of asylum seekers are forced to stay in Mexico while their U.S. cases are processed, we ask that you join us in condemning this cruel, illegal, and impractical policy. Currently, more than 18,000 people—many families and children among them—have been returned to Mexico, and are subject to grave dangers, homelessness, unemployment, and possible deportation to the countries they fled as they wait for periods that are likely to last … [Read more...]