Linda Knox, Author at Community Peacemaker Teams

Asylum seekers line up to board a bus, while a borders agent patrols the line. The end of Title 42 was expected to cause a surge of migrants, but it didn't come and systems have been running smoothly.

Migration at the US/Mexico border remains volatile: all options are precarious

Linda Knox November 1, 2023

So why do they come? Are these families now any better off in the US than they were in Mexico?

three people in hood sweaters stand along the border wall, one stands on the ground peering through the slats, the other holds the base of the ladder, and the third is standing on the fifth rung of the ladder.

Higher border wall is causing more injuries to migrants

Linda Knox June 23, 2022

Hospitals, Border Patrol, and volunteer agencies along the US/Mexico border all report an increase in migrant injuries as a result of the additional 12 feet added to the border wall.

A deportation bus is parked on the other side of the separation wall. Rusted bars are seen in the foreground.

Migrant needs continue to change on the US/Mexico border

Linda Knox February 22, 2021

Because migrant routes are constantly in flux, the mission of the CRM has changed several times over the past 15 years.

A cross hanging on a metal wall on the US Mexico border

A Hope for Better Times

Linda Knox January 28, 2021

In every way possible, the migrants and staff have continued with life. They have found ways to create something new rather than to be defeated and lose hope.

Linda Knox

Migration at the US/Mexico border remains volatile: all options are precarious

Higher border wall is causing more injuries to migrants￼

Migrant needs continue to change on the US/Mexico border

A Hope for Better Times

Building Partnerships to Transform Violence and Oppression

Higher border wall is causing more injuries to migrants