By Sylvester Owino "#AbolishICE" has become the new motto for activists, the public and even some lawmakers who are outraged at the Trump administration’s cruel policy of family separation at the border and the federal agency’s documented track record of terrorizing immigrant communities. But does this

Eleven months ago Alexey Kharis went to DHS in San Francisco to receive the verdict on his appeal for political asylum. Then he was arrested and thrown into detention. This is his wife Anna’s story. (Part 2 of 2) I met my Alexey in 2007 when I was in

Eleven months ago Alexey Kharis went to DHS in San Francisco to receive the verdict on his appeal for political asylum. Then he was arrested and thrown into detention. (Part 1 of 2)Like many entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, 43-year-old Alexey Kharis had big dreams for a startup business

Rocky and I had been together 12 years — what would happen to him, to us?

But I want you to know that I have the courage to keep going.

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.

They hadn’t had any visitors, save for maybe a church group — their families were worlds away.