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Recent Press
August – September Media Report
KBI Joins 160+ organizations calling for CBP to be held accountable for pattern of abusive practices.
The ACLU amplified humanitarian organizations’ call for investigations into CBP abuses and for greater accountability. Among these abuses are numerous documented cases of border officials confiscating migrants’ belongings and failing to return them. Confiscated items include everything from money to religious objects like rosaries.Uncertainty and desperation in Nogales: asylum-seeking families wait for Title 42 to end.
Despite the fact that international law protects the right to seek asylum, countless migrants continue to wait in limbo at Nogales without any legal pathway to access asylum. Alongside our siblings in migration, we call on the Biden Administration to make every effort to end Title 42 and restore access to asylum.Flooding in Nogales, Sonora, causes death and destruction.
Heavy rains and flooding swept through Ambos Nogales, causing heavy damage and costing three lives. These floods remind us of the myriad forces that press people to flee their homes, including climate change.Disappearance of 43 Mexican students was a “state crime,” says initial report.
Late in August, the Mexican government released the preliminary results of its “truth commission” investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero. The report implicated Mexican government and military officials in both the students’ disappearance and subsequent cover up. This story, which has rankled families and activists for eight years, demonstrates why many migrants cannot turn to the Mexican government for protection when they experience threats and violenceMigrants waiting in Nogales still hope to make asylum claims
AZ Daily Star | Danyelle Khmara

There are protests along the U.S.-Mexico border after judge blocks ending Title 42
NPR Morning Edition | Kirk Siegler
Extension del Titulo 42: “Solo pido esa opurtunidad para ver crecer a mis hijos,” clama madre migrante
Telemundo | Jesus Hiram Gonzalez

Thousands of asylum seekers still await the end of the pandemic border policy
NPR All Things Considered | Alisa Reznick

Frontera: Compassion has no boundaries at the U.S.-Mexico border
Global Sisters Report | Lisa Elmaleh and Peter Tran

Title 42 and immigration on Wednesday’s Access Utah
NPR Utah Public Radio | Tom Williams
Catholic Sisters Letter to Biden on End of Title 42 on May 23
MaryKnoll Fathers and Brothers

Judge halts preparation for end of US asylum limits
KJZZ Fronteras Desk/ NPR | Alisa Reznick

Border Oversight: Monitoring Conduct and Accountability in U.S. Border Law Enforcement
WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas | Adam Isacson

Young Adults seek a just world through faith / Faith Matters
NJ.com | Rev. Alex Santora
