"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."

Waiting in Tijuana for his court hearing in 4 days, Jonathan Rayo Lopez is one of thousands of Nicaraguan asylum seekers fleeing their government's brutal regime.

“We want to make sure the kids in detention know that we haven’t forgotten about them.” - Kaia, 10 years old, who helped launch The Butterfly Project. Kids in workshops around the Bay area have fashioned about 20,000 butterflies to date.

Having exhausted all her options, her appeals denied, a young Angolan woman detained for over 2 years faces the terror of deportation.

In this poignant letter, Elfrega writes of feeling like a "captive bird" in detention, her despair at being caged, and her yearning for a safe nest to call home.

Detained for over 18 months, Balde now faces deportation back to Guinea. Here, he shares his despair and hopelessness.

A poem by Lisa Eve Cheby in response to the order from Attorney General Barr to not allow asylum seekers, even those who pass the credible fear test, to request a bond hearing.

"And I could only think about the little boy screaming my name, feeling scared, because they took me far away, handcuffed, in front of him."

"I am very sick. Sometimes I feel like I can't do it anymore. Now I'm set to be deported back to my country, where they will likely take my life away, but there's nothing left to do."