In the Shadows of Policy: Life at the Nogales Border

Students at the Casa de la Misericordia migrant shelter's school line up to celebrate the end of the school year in Nogales, Sonora. | Nina Kravinsky/KJZZ

This moving story was shared with our congregation by Pastor Adele, who continues to guide us in bearing witness to the struggles and hopes of our neighbors. As migrant shelters in Nogales, Sonora, grow quieter, the few families who remain are holding on to hope — for safety, for justice, and for a chance at asylum.

In this piece from Fronteras Desk and KJZZ, journalist Nina Kravinsky captures the bittersweet graduation of children at a shelter school, the emptying of once-crowded bunk beds, and the quiet resilience of those still waiting for a change in U.S. immigration policy.

📖 Read the full article: "In Nogales, the few remaining asylum seekers hold out hope as shelters in Mexico clear out."