"Once the hearing was over, I was told blatantly that the best thing for me was to get deported."
Jonathan, a gay man who fled El Salvador after being sexually assaulted by the police, fears his final pleas for asylum will be denied.
Jonathan, a gay man who fled El Salvador after being sexually assaulted by the police, fears his final pleas for asylum will be denied.
Artist/Activist Julio Salgado helped spearhead the Flowers on the Inside project, during which 3000 postcards featuring art by undocumented artists were mailed to people in immigration detention centers.
Heriberto was assaulted in the parking lot of the mall where he was celebrating his fiancé's birthday - and then arrested. Finally freed after 37 days in jail, he was immediately handed over to ICE.
Artist Jen Bloomer decided that the best way for her to protest hate was to imbue her art and murals with the opposite—to put creativity and connection into the world.
After being in detention for 3 years, Erickson was deported to Colombia, a country he hasn't seen since he was 8 years old. Please consider a donation to his GoFundMe campaign.
MS fled Sudan after the National Security brutally beat him and his father. With his asylum hearing fast approaching, he hopes to be free to continue his work in the US.
Immigrant farmers and the customers they serve at local farmers markets are trying to cope with the fear of ICE raids under Trump's aggressive anti-immigrant policies.
JC's story is one of resilience despite being separated from his family at the border, locked in solitary confinement, and suffering from both medical and psychological issues while in detention - all prior to his being deported.
FBM's message is a poignant reminder that behind the barbed wire fences of our country's immigration detention centers are men, women and children who refuse to relinquish their dreams of freedom and safety.