"We are constantly subjected to derogatory comments, abusive behavior towards us, and discrimination."

Over the course of 2018, FFI surveyed 2,055 people in U.S. immigration detention, who reported 1,695 abuses or issues caused or exacerbated by detention.

Accompanied by striking portraits by award-winning photographer Mark Tuschman, Jarred Bean's article profiles 3 immigrants whose entrepreneurial spirit has earned them the American Dream.

"All three men have some glimmers of hope and are terrified about both parole and being sent back to a country they do not know and where no one knows them."

"Even though most unauthorized immigrants have lived in the United States for nearly 15 years, many could live out the rest of their lives without any opportunity to become legal residents of their adopted home."

"I know if I was returned to my country I will die in a matter of days, maybe two weeks, [without] dialysis."

Tania Romero’s case highlights the senseless cruelty of immigration detention as a default policy—and her son and his classmates are providing a model for how to respond

"While we waited behind the walls of Adelanto ... all we could do was watch all that we had go down in flames, our families scattered to live with relatives while our children asked and wondered, 'When is daddy coming home?”'

An advocate for immigrant children and families, Frida Espinosa Cardenas offers critical advice for navigating the complexities faced by parents separated from their children.