In late fall 2019, a documentary filmmaker, Barbara Benitez, reached out to us about creating a short documentary featuring Pancho and our work together in Nogales, Sonora. We had a few conversations, and then Covid happened, stalling the project. She reached out again in early 2021, and we hosted her that spring and again in the summer. A few weeks ago, Barbara shared the finished version with us. We think this is a beautiful piece of work, and we are so happy to share it wi

Mario and his wife once lived a quiet, peaceful life in Guatemala, running a small restaurant that sustained their family of six. But their lives were shattered when they became victims of ruthless organized crime. The local criminals demanded a monthly “protection fee,” and as the payments increased beyond their means, threats turned into violence. (This is a familiar story that we have heard from many of the migrants we’ve helped over the last seven years.) Their nightmare

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Pancho helping the Michoacan family, who self-deported because they feared deportation and separation. Two days before the inauguration,...

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What an honor to get to know the families sheltering in our apartments. The women are strong, good-natured, resourceful, and resilient. A...

Picture a quiet morning, the road ahead stretching like a blank page. This film chronicles a bike ride from Tucson to the U.S.-Mexico...

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Several of our co-founders leading the Keep Families Together March in Nogales, AZ, in 2018 Like you, we are horrified by the election...

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A photo from our archives - helping newly arrived asylum seekers at the wall, July 2019 The Border Chronicle's June 13th edition... Last...

It involved a young indigenous woman who had been sheltering at the apartments that Voices provides for migrant women and children in...

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