Take Action Now: ➡️ ATF Public Comment Guide ⬅️
In Spring 2026, The ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) introduced a regulatory reform package that would weaken safeguards designed to prevent illegal gun trafficking while making it easier for firearms to be diverted into criminal markets.
Easy access to guns, the lack of proper registration and tracing, and the deregulation of the firearms industry contributes not only to countless deaths in the United States, but also to the cartel and gang violence that is fueling migration, displacement, and suffering in the places we work like Haiti and throughout Latin America.
Each rule change is open for public comment until August 4th, and so far, the majority of comments have been in favor of the proposed deregulations. We have prepared comments on 4 crucial rule changes and invite everyone to submit your comments using our template or creating your own.
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
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.
U.S. Immigration Policy Update: The Bans and Barriers to Entry
U.S. immigration policy is a mess. This has been true for some time, but current admissions policies have placed the ailing system on life support. The administration has taken an aggressive approach to curtailing legal immigration and existing humanitarian pathways while also stripping status from people who are already here through legal, protective pathways.