ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER

January 26 @ 8:40 am Anyone who wants to help clean up Humane Border’s mile should meet in front of Humane Borders at 8:40 am Humane Borders is participating in a “All the Way to the Border” cleanup of Arizona State Route 286 on Saturday, January 26th. The cleanup is sponsored by Rancho Sierra Vista

December 18 Candlelight Vigil

December 18th Candlelight Vigil December 18th: Southern Arizona humanitarian, religious and Native American leaders will host a candlelight vigil from 4 – 7 PM on Dec. 18 at Evergreen Cemetery (3015 N Oracle Rd), where the remains of hundreds of migrants discovered in the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona have been buried after attempts to

Military presence, lane blockades at ports of entry cause concern in Nogales

Heightened security ‘Couldn’t have come at a worse time’ By Curt Prendergast Arizona Daily Star Nov 16, 2018 “We want to make sure the people come through in a peaceful manner, and we will gladly process them” at a port of entry, said Teresa Small, a spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection. Shipping containers now

Migrant caravan and military concertina wire

At the border, uncertainty about the migrant caravan and military concertina wire By Dan Lamothe and Maya Averbuch November 14 The Trump administration has dispatched more than 5,900 active-duty troops to the border to buttress U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents processing asylum claims. Federal law and Pentagon policy limit the scope of what the

Zero-tolerance policy is cruel, immoral.

Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’ By Laura Bush June 17 at 8:45 PM Laura Bush is a former first lady of the United States. On Sunday, a day we as a nation set aside to honor fathers and the bonds of family, I was among the millions of Americans

Brightness of Noon Airs on ABC-TV this Sunday February 18th

This Sunday, February 18th, ABC will air a documentary on the border issue called “Brightness of Noon,” featuring our very own Stephen Lee Saltonstall! Check out a clip from it here, and watch the documentary at 9 AM Mountain Time this Sunday! Watch a Video Clip of Presentation

HUMANE BORDERS SAYS VANDALISM OF WATER STATIONS IS DEADLY

For Immediate Release January 18, 2018 A lock was shot off of the Cemetery Hill Water Station and was discovered by Humane Borders volunteers on Sunday. According to Juanita Molina, the Executive Director of the Tucson-based humanitarian organization Humane Borders, vandalism of that organization’s water stations, designed to stop undocumented migrants from dying of thirst

WE’RE GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER

January 27 @ 9:00 am Anyone who wants to help clean up Humane Border’s mile should meet in front of Humane Borders at 9 am Rancho Sierra Vista de Sasabe, the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and Arizona Department of Transportation are at it again this year! Bring your sturdy shoes, gloves and your trusty trash-pickers

Migrant Death Continues, Even in Areas Served by Humane Borders

– by Stephen Lee Saltonstall The Desert Fountain Humane Borders December 2017 One of the sad realities that Humane Borders volunteers must face is that migrant deaths continue despite our best efforts, including in areas where we maintain water stations. We can’t predict exactly the routes migrants will be walking, and the patterns of migration

Humane Borders Calendar

Get your Humane Borders’ 2018 Calendar. Monthly Calendar – 12 images: beautiful shots of the borderlands, water stations and volunteers . . . The price is a mere ten dollars with three additional dollars for shipping and handling. Please mail your check for $13.00 to: Humane Borders, PO BOX 27024; Tucson AZ 85726; ATTN: Calendar.