Members of the Network are already providing a myriad of resources to migrants. Network members will be able to enhance each other’s work by sharing information and resources via different media (bulletins, meetings and gatherings, capacity-building seminars, resource and route maps, threat advisories, etc.) that they can then pass on to migrants in their care along the route.
World Day Against Child Labor: Justice for All
Living in a society that is focused more on "having" than "being" produces many consequences in the lives of children and adolescents of the most vulnerable populations. There are so many problems linked to child labor and all of them are embedded in this capitalist...
Franciscan Border Encounter, June 2023
The Franciscan Network for Migrants–USA team visited the Arizona/Mexico borderlands……..
Come Holy Spirit! Anoint the wounds of migrants with your healing presence
“Come, Divine Spirit, send your light from heaven. Loving father of the poor.” The Holy Spirit is present in all creation, in humans and creatures, especially in the poor in history.The Holy Spirit is an Incarnate Presence in reality, in daily life. For this reason,...
May 11th: A prophetic message, the end of Title 42, and a humanitarian communiqué
May 11, 2023 seemed like any other day, but it was not. The fate of many Latin American migrants in transit was at stake, and it presented an opportunity to put in a good word towards that fate.In this regard, the Franciscan Network for Migrants/Quixote Center...
Hospitality: A Humane and Christian Proposal
"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." (Heb 13:2). In countries of the region, it is urgent for us to return to the concept of the human being as a priority before all...
The work continues in Chiriquí, Panamá
One month has passed since the migrant accident in Gualaca, Chiriquí, where many lives were snuffed out in the midst of their search for new opportunities and dreams.
La 72 Migrant Shelter celebrates 12 years of hopes, dreams, and struggle
We celebrate with La 72 their anniversary of struggle, hope, and rebellion.
Faith-Based Advocates Across the Americas Denounce the Asylum Ban
The “new normal” will block migrants from requesting asylum, unless they qualify under narrow criteria,
Public announcement on Migration and Protection in the Americas (Communiqué)
Las recientes decisiones de Estados Unidos ante la finalización del Título 42 (vigente hasta el jueves 11 de mayo 2023) Vulneran Derechos
RFM – Latest News from Panama
In Panamá our efforts continue–our articulated work and the actions organized by the RFM team.