Artist/poet Akiceri Carrillo's words express the fear and sorrow surrounding a loved one's deportation.

"...corporate incarceration in America ...profits off the pain and suffering of others. Slavery has never ended. It has reformed itself."

Joseth moved to California when he was 3 years old. His family - who he helps to support - is here. But Joseth wasn't given a second chance. He was deported to Mexico.

"The day prior, when we sat near a 7-year old child, his eyes – like almost every immigrant I met at the shelter – were red with exhaustion."

Detained at Yuba County Jail, Aroldo writes about his despair at being separated from his family, and his fears of being killed if deported.

Tortured in Africa for being gay, a detained immigrant at Adelanto finds support - and friendship - from members of a L.A. church.

Accompanied by striking portraits by award-winning photographer Mark Tuschman, Jared's article celebrates the work of 3 women spearheading projects to assist refugees.

"Reports from people who have been detained at Adelanto are no less heartbreaking and dramatic than those dramatized by Orange Is the New Black. Suicide attempts are common, according to detainees, and an ICE inspector found 15 nooses on a visit in 2018."

Artist Erikson Martinez now struggles to breathe because of the abuse inflicted upon him while being handcuffed.