by jpic | Mar 29, 2023 | News
After the tragic incident that occurred in the Planes de Gualaca, Chiriquí, Panama on February 15, in which 41 migrants lost their lives, many actions have been taken to respond to the needs of the survivors and relatives of the victims. While the authorities of the...
by jpic | Feb 24, 2023 | Esperanzas, Esperanzas, News, Testimonies
I was humbled to be in the presence of courageous individuals who, seeing such great need and acting in faith without a clear idea of exactly what to do, responded with compassion to migrants in need, opening camps in Mexico or resettlement centers in the U.S. Their...
by jpic | Nov 5, 2022 | Meeting, Reflection
I immediately noticed the Do Not Trespass signs as we were given permission by the Border Patrol to cross through the wall into “No Man’s Land” – the uninhabited region between Texas and Mexico. As attendees of the Border Experience with the Franciscan Network...
by jpic | Sep 12, 2022 | News
A few weeks ago, a group of Venezuelan asylum-seekers, who arrived in the Big Apple on a charter bus by way of Texas, came to the Migrant Center of New York at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, asking for a place to stay. More recently, migrants showed up at the...
by jpic | Jul 12, 2022 | News
The People’s Alliance for Life has denounced that the Panamanian government has used migrants as a method of provocation to create false positives, generate chaos, and distort the struggle they are leading in the streets. The organization denounces that they are...
