STORIES
immigration detention • human impacts • community responses
CURRENT ISSUE
by Enrique Gijón
Cuando tenia 10 años edad , mis padres nos llevaron junto con mis dos hermanos a Los Ángeles, California de manera ilegal, de “migrantes”.
When I was 10 years old, my parents took my two siblings and me to Los Angeles, California illegally, as “migrants.”Click to view the Visual Essay
by Sony Ton-Aime
On March 2, 2026, I learned the devastating news that a Haitian woman had died at a bus stop twenty minutes away from my house. It was one of the coldest weeks of the year. I did not know much about her besides that her name was Daphy Michel.
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