Migrant Justice

The Quixote Center launched InAlienable in 2018 to demand justice for migrants at the US border, within the United States and throughout their journey. We work to end immigrant detention, and defend the right to asylum, which has been eroded over the last several years. We also partner with organizations who work with migrants in the United States and in Latin America.

Find out more about our Solidarity Travel Program HERE.

The Quixote Center’s principal international partnership is with the Franciscan Network on Migration. The Franciscan Network on Migration is an effort to connect shelters run by Franciscan orders which provide assistance to migrants who are traveling through Mexico, Central and South America. We serve as the fiscal sponsor for the Franciscan Network on Migration within the United States, and coordinate advocacy efforts with their staff.

Read statement from the Franciscan Network on Migration here.

See where the Franciscan Network on Migration works here.

You can donate to support the work of the Francsican Network here.

In 2022 we launched a solidarity travel program that brings advocates from the United States to visit and work with shelters in southern Mexico. These trips take place every six months. Find out more HERE.

Location of Franciscan Network Shelters and Teams

Changing the Narrative on Immigration

There is so much fear mongering and scapegoating during this election year. Recently Quixote Center had to remove a social media post on migration because there was too much hate and anger toward migrants expressed in the comments. It is worthwhile to take a step back and reflect on where each of us stand on immigration. No matter what our background or personal connection to this sensitive issue is, we all have an opinion. But where does our knowledge come from? That is, how do you know what you know?

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NEW REPORT Underscores Need for Additional Legal and Safe Pathways for Migrants and People on the Move in the Americas/Panama and U.S.

Joint Press Release HERE.

For full report, click HERE.

For full report in Spanish, click HERE.

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Migration Solutions; and Franciscan Network on Migration in Brazil

There is a lot of noise about migration coming from political campaigns, and from all sides. Most recently the U.S. government has limited asylum applications at the border in order to stem an ever-growing flow. Congress couldn’t pass bipartisan legislation to do essentially the same thing, because on the political right, politicians want to use the issue to rally their base.

Read more about Migration Solutions; and Franciscan Network on Migration in Brazil

Report from Panama

During the week of March 11, Quixote Center, together with our partners with the Franciscan Network on Migration, organized and led a group of U.S.-based immigration advocates and policy experts to visit the migrant path in Panama, starting with the treacherous Darien Gap. Our Panama colleagues released a report in response to what we witnessed at the Darien.

Our colleagues note the following concerns:

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Human Rights in Panama’s Darien Gap

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country. Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

-Universal Declaration on Human Rights, Article 13/14

Homeland InSecurity

We are getting closer to unpacking the complicated web of laws and agencies responsible for preventing U.S.- made weapons from getting into the hands of criminal elements in Haiti.

On Wednesday Quixote Center convened partner organizations together with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) staff director in charge of global trade violations and export enforcement coordination.

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The Quixote Center and Franciscan Network on Migration Call on Congress to Vote Against Anti-Immigrant Proposals

What’s Quixote Center doing in Panama?

In 2023, migrant crossings through Panama reached a historic high, as half a million people traversed the deadly Darién gap, and one

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Migrant Communities Are not Disposable

Our current refugee and asylum systems were created in response to the horrific failure of the U.S. to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, and instead turning them away.

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All Families, from the U.S. border to Palestine, Deserve a Chance at Life

For Immediate Release: Dec. 8, 2023

Press Contact: alexandra@quixote.org

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Congress Should Invest in Humane Solutions, not Broken Systems

* Click HERE to take action and send a message to Congress *

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The U.S. Border in Panama

Under pressure from the US, and with a large financial incentive, Panama is attempting to control the flow of migrants in its territory through deterrence and deportations.

The San Vicente Reception Station in Panama's Darién region, which Quixote Center visited in March

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Migrant Justice

Location of Franciscan Network Shelters and Teams

Changing the Narrative on Immigration

NEW REPORT Underscores Need for Additional Legal and Safe Pathways for Migrants and People on the Move in the Americas/Panama and U.S.

Migration Solutions; and Franciscan Network on Migration in Brazil

Report from Panama

Human Rights in Panama’s Darien Gap

Homeland InSecurity

The Quixote Center and Franciscan Network on Migration Call on Congress to Vote Against Anti-Immigrant Proposals

The Quixote Center and Franciscan Network on Migration Call on Congress to Vote Against Anti-Immigrant Proposals

What’s Quixote Center doing in Panama?

Migrant Communities Are not Disposable

All Families, from the U.S. border to Palestine, Deserve a Chance at Life

Congress Should Invest in Humane Solutions, not Broken Systems

* Click HERE to take action and send a message to Congress *

The U.S. Border in Panama

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