Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.
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The Promised Land
A trans activist from El Salvador who has helped countless trans migrant women fight for asylum in the U.S. finds asylum for herself.
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Oh, Girl!
Migrant children, many of whom are unaccompanied minors, are traveling to the U.S. border to escape violence and seek asylum. Is anyone listening to their stories?
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Caught Between Borders
Closed borders and closed minds are trapping African LGBTI asylum seekers in hostile countries.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
When You Carry All That You Love With You
Alice Driver travels into the heart of the caravan.
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Finding True North
Thousands of Haitians who fled the United States on foot last summer have started very different lives in Canada.
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How Donald Trump’s War on Immigrants Is Playing Out in His Hometown
A massive, polyphonic account of the plight of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers in New York City, where ICE’s increased presence has sent entire communities reeling.
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The Road to Asylum
Trans women migrate to escape violence and stay alive. Alice Driver accompanied one of these women on her journey.