For Noheli, a Venezuelan woman who requested asylum, being bonded out and then welcomed into several volunteers’ homes made all the difference after spending four months in a California immigrant jail where she developed an infection.

"I go to my bed with tears, disappointment and frustration." After a harrowing journey to reach the US and seek asylum, Salat Suraw Abdi has now been detained for over 28 months.

"I was shot in the stomach and left for dead by gang members..."

“The judge said he thought they’d made everything up."

"Después de lo sucedido estaba destrozado por dentro. Unas personas pierden una mano o un pie pero yo perdí mi dignidad, mi vida, mi hombría."

"After what happened, I was destroyed inside. Some people lose a hand or a foot but I lost my dignity, my life, my masculinity."

"He was part of the family, and he’s been ripped away for no good reason. And the outlook is grim.”

"I knew I couldn’t depend on the police for protection. I would have to flee before I was killed."

Eduardo finally reached the breaking point and decided to self-deport.