While Raju was detained for a year in New York, medical neglect gave him severe epilepsy. Now his wife and daughter fear his deportation to Jamaica will be a death sentence.

"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."

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

Freeing Alejandra from detention means that she can continue to pursue her asylum claim with the support of her family and her community.

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

"I never thought the U.S. would deport a veteran."

Every day, in every city and every state, undocumented immigrants face the threat of detention and deportation. Here are some of their stories.

Alicia, who's currently in detention and separated from her children, expresses her grief and isolation in this poem.