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Kino Border Initiative

The Society of Jesus seeks to respond to the call of Christ who is present among those who are suffering from the consequences of contemporary immigration policy, border enforcement efforts, and the reality of undocumented migration, apprehension, detention and deportation. You can learn more about the Kino Border Initiative, including their contact information, by clicking here.

God knocked on my door again
(Nogales, Mexico) March 3, 2011 — I felt the call to be where life was leading me, where the God of the poor has a compassionate and softened heart that hurts because of the pain of those who have nothing ... It was through the migrants that God knocked on my door again.
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Serving others at the Kino Border Initiative
(Nogales, Mexico) March 11, 2011 — "Thank God that we have many people in both Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and Nogales, Ariz., who are committed to this service of migrants," says Sr. Lorena Leyva. "These volunteers are involved in serving food, preparing meals at home and taking them to the KBI's dining facility.
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KBI is a response to the call of Christ
(Nogales, Arizona) — The social and economic forces that are driving migration are bi-national forces, and any genuine attempt to solve the immigration crisis must be bi-national in its approach.
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Video: Kino Border Initiative
(Washington, D.C) — In collaboration with partner groups, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA serves the Church via the Kino Border Initiative by providing opportunities for pastoral formation and advocacy for the protection of human rights along the border between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Kino Border Initiative expands on pastoral care
(Washington, D.C.) — With the Kino Border Initiative, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA has expanded the pastoral care that we have provided undocumented non-citizens over the last nine years in our chaplaincy program at U.S. detention centers.
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Kino Border Initiative serves a need
(Nogales, Arizona) — The Kino Border Initiative provides direct assistance to men, women and children who have been deported from the U.S. to Mexico. Deportees who are citizens of Mexico are usually sent via bus to border crossings from California to Texas.
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