Southern Mexico Solidarity Trip, December 2-9, 2026 ➡️Click for More Information⬅️
The Quixote Center solidarity trips to Mexico's southern border connect people from the United States with partners at the migrant shelter La 72, one of the shelters of the Franciscan Network on Migration, as well as service providers and shelters in Villahermosa and Tapachula. Trip participants will visit with migrants people staying at shelters, visit the border crossings with Guatemala, and hear from advocates in Mexico and migrants themselves about the impact that U.S. policy has in southern Mexico. You'll hear the many stories of why people have made the decision to risk so much and leave their country of origin. You will return to the United States with a fuller picture of the impact of U.S. and Mexican policies, and a fire inside to change it.
50th Anniversary
Quixote Center is celebrating our 50th Anniversary!
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About Us
The Quixote Center dismantles oppressive systems and structures so that vulnerable people are empowered to become the artisans of their own destiny. Inspired by liberation theology, we do this through sustainable development, U.S. policy reform, economic justice, and educational initiatives.
Latest Action
Take Action Now: Ask your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the ARMAS Act of 2025 – H.R.6736, S.3508
Gun trafficking from the United States is fueling deadly violence across Latin America and the Caribbean, with devastating consequences in countries like Haiti and Mexico. The ARMAS Act of 2025 would restore oversight, strengthen transparency, and hold U.S. arms exporters accountable, helping prevent weapons from falling into the hands of criminal gangs. Urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the ARMAS Act and take a critical step toward reducing violence and protecting lives across the region.
On December 16, 2025, Representative Castro introduced the ARMAS Act in the House – HR. 6736 – and Senator Murphy introduced the bill in the Senate – S.3508. We encourage everyone to utilize our congressional letter template and telephone script to ask your Members of Congress to fully support this bill.
Thank you for your continued support.
Recent Updates
Immigration Policy Update: Debunking Myths and Mapping the Way Forward
There is nothing wrong with wanting a secure border. It is an essential function of a country to be able to choose who may enter and remain within its confines, but that is only the first of many layers that make this issue so complex. As the previous blogs explained, the issue also includes who is being allowed into the country, the prioritization of white South African Afrikaners over all other refugee groups, and the revocation of legal protections for people who entered through established humanitarian pathways, forcing many to return to countries that remain unsafe.
Leo's Story
Leo* is a young, single father who was deported after a routine traffic stop. We met and interviewed him during our most recent trip to Mexico. He is trying to make his way back to the US because his 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son are still here.
After several agonizing months of detainment and separation, he is doing everything he can do to get back to his family, while stuck Between Borders in Mexico.
His is just one of the many stories of painful family separation and the near impossible journey to return to those you love most.
Immigration Policy Update: Dehumanization, Detainment & Deportation
In 2019, an anonymous Border Patrol agent told CBS News, “Two things hit you right off the bat, the moment you open or walk through these doors … you hear kids crying and simultaneously, you get hit with the smell of people that have been there for too long.” The conditions in these detention centers and the state of immigration enforcement have only worsened since then.