ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY

As we get closer to our days of volunteering, my sense of fear and nervousness increases. Fear, not because I have not worked in this...

I have seen the news and heard stories about the number of children being incarcerated at the border. However, when I first entered the...

Dear Mrs. X, You and I are both born in the United States. You told me that parents who cross the border with their children are selfish...

I am writing after our fourth day at the Karnes Detention Center.  It has been an overwhelming, inspiring, devastating, exhausting week. ...

Seeing a child with a smile from cheek to cheek should always warm your heart; why is it that when Hugo, Franky, or so many of the...

After three days of working with fathers and sons in the detention center my mind and my soul are shocked. We keep hearing about...

As I sit inside the detention center, all I can think about is how hungry I am, how I wish I could lie down and take a nap because my...

[For the purposes of anonymity, the initials of the asylum applicants in the post below have been changed.] On August 2, we had a...

In contemplation of another emergency situation, I waited to write for the STU Karnes Project blog until our last day. (Sorry Donna!)...

I had the privilege of reviewing a declaration from a young man who was fleeing the threats of Ms-18. He started out telling his story...

With the Trump administration implementing immigration changes almost every other week, our journey has been a bit bumpy lately. Earlier...