"Once the hearing was over, I was told blatantly that the best thing for me was to get deported."
Jonathan, a gay man who fled El Salvador after being sexually assaulted by the police, fears his final pleas for asylum will be denied.
Jonathan, a gay man who fled El Salvador after being sexually assaulted by the police, fears his final pleas for asylum will be denied.
After fleeing from El Salvador, Benito made a life for himself and his wife in Costa Rica. Now a missionary in the US, he urges members of the Hispanic community to seize the opportunities in the "Promised Land" of the US.
After fleeing El Salvador as a child, Carlos was able to go to school, start a family and pursue the American Dream. Then one day, everything changed.
"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."
"There is a lot of corruption in ICE and immigration judges do not have fair trials."
Freeing Alejandra from detention means that she can continue to pursue her asylum claim with the support of her family and her community.
Artwork by Jose Vasquez, detained at the Theo Lacy Jail in California > “Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your school are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add
I have been deported from the United States three times, but my family is more important than my freedom With my daughter *My name is Leonidas de Jesus Loza Ocon. I am 44 years old. I currently live in El Salvador, but my home and my family are all in