Engracia Robles
Organizations
Kino Border Initiative (KBI)
Location
Nogales, Mexico
Biography
Born on a small ranch in El Grullo, Jalisco, México (1942), Sister Engracia Robles has a bachelor's degree in biblical and religious sciences. She arrived to Nogales, Sonora in 2007 and has played a pivotal role in developing and sustaining humanitarian assistance for migrants there. A long time social activist, she is currently the education coordinator at the Kino Border Initiative and editor of Voices of the Border: Testimonies of Migration, Deportation, and Asylum (2021).
Audio Clips
Interviewed by Michelle Téllez on September 7, 2023 in Nogales, Mexico
Sister Engracia Robles describes her early educational and political journey and her arrival to Nogales.
Robles describes why she came to Nogales and the early work of humanitarian aid to migrants at the border. She describes community as being central to the success of the work.
Robles talks about the three stages of immigration she has witnessed in her work at the border.
Robles talks about how she worked to raise consciousness about the issue of migration and the needs of migrants and explains the slow but impactful worth of her organization.
Digital Archive
Sister Engracia at the 2017 Border Posada (Christmas Festival) in Ambos Nogales.
Sister Engracia being interviewed for Grupo Larsa radio show.
Serving migrants in KBI’s comedor (dining hall).
A snapshot of Sister Engracia at the tianguis (swap meet) at KBI.