My name is Maria*. I have been living in the U.S. for 14 years, but now I am in immigration detention in Illinois. It is painful and exhausting when you don’t have anyone’s support. Being incarcerated because of this country’s immigration laws can be terrifying, and
by Rachel Prandini, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Image Credit: John Moore/Getty Images Last week I spent the day at a “short-term” Customs & Border Protection (CBP) detention facility on the border in California. I was there to interview children who had recently been apprehended by CBP about
But I want you to know that I have the courage to keep going.
Separating Families Is the Real Crime, by Christina Mansfield The Mansfield Family Reunited Across generations, my family knows the pain of separation. My mother Roberta surrendered her first-born child Josh for adoption in 1970. Every person with authority in her life convinced her that she could not have a child
Pero yo estoy preso, privado de mi libertad.
They threatened me, saying, “We will take away your children."
That hour became 10 hours in the plane, shackled.
Jordon’s story went viral after he quit his job rather than help ICE tear families apart. He wants others to follow in his footsteps. When you learn CPR, one of the things you learn is that before beginning chest compressions, you need to get someone to call 911. If
All I was asking for was to receive the proper medical care before it gets worse.
