Imprisoned for nearly two years, Hafiz finds comfort in the support from those on the outside.

Amdi spent a year and a half in the United States, entirely behind bars Photo Credit: Tina Shull Asylum seekers from all over the world can spend months to years languishing in US immigrant prisons while pursuing their cases and even after receiving final orders of removal. This year, the

Adom, an asylum-seeker from Ghana, was detained for over a year in U.S. immigration detention and deported — without ever having a credible fear interview Photo Credit: Tina Shull This is Adom’s story, in letters sent from immigrant prisons in California, New Jersey, and Louisiana: I was put in