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DC architecture with American flags.

The Truth About Busing Migrants from the Border to DC: A Story of Welcoming

Thu, 08/11/2022 - 4:46pm by Alexandra

UPDATE: The DC Attorney General's office, whose funding is separate from that of the mayor's office, has of $150,000 to aid nonprofits leading the welcoming response. We welcome this news, but unfortunately this level of funding is still woefully inadequate to meet the needs of mutual aid groups.

Mural at La 72 Migrant Shelter.

A Teacher's Reflections on the Quixote Center's Solidarity Trip

Thu, 08/04/2022 - 4:39pm by Jennifer Molina

Two days before the Quixote Center trip to Mexico, a local journalist called me. Louisiana legislators had just drafted a proposal allowing teachers to bring guns to school, and the press wanted a comment from a local teacher. Just ten days after the Uvalde shooting, leaders hastily crafted legislation to demonstrate their resolve in preventing such tragedies in Louisiana.

“As an educator and a parent, Ms. Molina,” said WDSU's anchorman Sherman Desselle. “What's your response to this proposal?”

Brother Frank with a helper at a Quixote Center board meeting in 2017.

The Quixote Center Family Mourns Death of Long-time Board Member, Brother Francis J. O'Donnell

Fri, 07/29/2022 - 2:05pm by Nancy

With great sadness, we announce the passing of long-time Board Member and friend, Br. Francis O'Donnell. Br. Frank died July 22, 2022, at Stella Maris Hospice of complications from injuries sustained in a fall. Br. Frank has been a member of the Quixote Center board for 8 years.

Title 42's discriminatory impact on Haitian migrants

Tue, 07/26/2022 - 1:13pm by Tom

Haitian migrants were expelled at much higher rates than the nationals of other countries similarly situated during the twenty-seven months since Title 42 policies were first implemented. Haitians were at least 3X more likely to be expelled compared to nationals of almost all other countries, except for those who could, by agreement between the United States and Mexico, be expelled directly into Mexico. This pattern changed in June of this year, with a significant drop in the percentage of Haitians encountered being expelled, a trend that seems to be continuing into July.

Biden and the deadly stalemate in Haiti

Fri, 07/22/2022 - 12:37pm by Tom

Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry and his “September 11th” coalition met with representatives of the Montana Accord last week to discuss how to end the country's political stalemate. The Montana Accord is a civil society-led transition proposal negotiated last year at the Montana Hotel that hundreds of national and local organizations have endorsed. A coalition of political parties referred to as the PEN joined the Montana group earlier this year. Close allies of Henry quickly assembled his September 11th coalition last year after the Montana proposal was announced.

People hiking up a hill.

Reflections from Tenosique

Wed, 07/06/2022 - 6:29pm by Alexandra

In June, I had the opportunity to visit migrant shelters operating under the Franciscan Network on Migration, a Quixote Center partner, in southern Mexico. No two shelters were alike. To walk across the threshold was to enter a new kind of haven, each beautiful and kinetic in its own way. La 72 in Tenosique seemed always to be bursting with energy, with some migrants entering and leaving the shelter in just a day, and others staying long-term as they worked to determine their next steps and heal.

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