"Although it was due to ICE that I was detained, it was the deputies who were our daily tormentors."

"I cannot take the poverty in Honduras anymore. I need to support my daughter."

“Libre," a 12-minute film sheds light on one of many hidden costs of reunification for immigrant families.

by Cindy KnoebelThis continues our series highlighting women whose work and activism are helping immigrants caught in the dragnet of our country's immigration system.Lucia Martel-Dow is Director of Immigration and Social Services for Canal Alliance, a nonprofit champion of immigrants challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar

"My country is in chaos," Noheli says. "I'm afraid for my children."

The word of two Guatemalan migrant minors versus that of the largest and one of the most secretive law enforcement agencies in the United States. What does it take to believe women who decide to come forward?

These sketches by Erickson, a thirty-six-year-old man at Baker County Detention Center, evoke the melancholy, uncertainty and deprivation of his life in detention.

"There is a place in Florida where the sun doesn’t shine..."

"A single act of deportation significantly alters family life, community life, and brings in long-term repercussions for the nation."