With the start of the legal fellow program this month, a partnership with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, the KBI expands its support of asylum seekers, and commits to exploring ways to advocate more broadly through the impact of carefully prepared asylum cases. We thank our donors for the support that has made this commitment to providing legal representation possible. And since this fellow position will be funded on a year-to-year basis, we continue to rely on your … [Read more...]
Making the Case for Asylum Seekers
The KBI’s commitment to asylum seekers remains steadfast as research reveals the great need for advocacy in this area and a new legal fellow takes up the challenge of helping to build strong cases for those seeking asylum. As part of its humanitarian aid and advocacy efforts on behalf of migrants, the Kino Border Initiative has worked with partner organizations to promote the rights of asylum seekers. This month, the KBI expands this programming with its first legal fellow, co-sponsored by … [Read more...]
Advocating for Migrant Rights
The KBI’s latest report, “Intake without Oversight: Firsthand Experiences with Customs and Border Protection Complaints Process,” out this month, is a compilation of lapses and failures in the CBP’s complaint and oversight process as well as a check list of recommendations for addressing this urgent matter. You can read more from the Jesuit Conference about the report’s findings in this newsletter and download the entire report … [Read more...]
Contact Congress to Support Migrants and Refugees
In honor of World Refugee Day, we ask you to join the KBI in letting our congressional leaders know that we support humane immigration policies that keep families together and offer opportunities for a better life. New policies arise weekly, if not daily—proposed budget allocations for border enforcement, decreased requirements for Border Patrol applicants, increased penalties for illegal entry, longer detention periods—so your voice is vital to the cause any and every time you choose to … [Read more...]
Advocate for Immigrants and Refugees on Phone-In Fridays
Join the KBI in supporting the Justice for Immigrants phone-in campaign to advocate for immigrants and refugees by calling our representatives in Congress. Throughout Lent, Justice for Immigrants is urging us to call them every Friday through April 14 to advocate for more humane and compassionate immigration policy, and to organize town halls the week after Easter when senators and representatives will be back in their home district offices. They’ve made it easy by including scripts and specific … [Read more...]