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ICE faces class action lawsuit for holding transgender migrants in COVID-19 “death traps”
The lawsuit demands the release of all transgender detainees currently being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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ICE continues to detain gay asylum-seeker without review, going against federal ruling
Darwin Bartillo crossed into America legally with his life partner and younger brother. Now, he’s caged in a homophobic environment, while his partner fights for him and his brother’s freedom.
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Black, Hispanic & Asian people are more likely than Caucasians to identify as LGBTQ
LGBTQ people are racially diverse with one-third of the LGBTQ community made up of people of color.
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Gay asylum seeker denied because he didn’t know what the Pride flag colors mean
Can you name what they all stand for?
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Trump’s comment about ‘s–thole countries’ gravely impacts LGBTQ asylum seekers
The U.S has been offering asylum to LGBTQ people from around the world since 1994. Is that about to change too?
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Gay Russian with HIV seeking asylum detained under Trump immigration nightmare
He has no criminal record, and poses no danger to the public.
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Texas immigration facility to house transgender detainees
The agency didn’t provide details about how the facility for trans detainees would be different than other centers, but you can guess it’ll be horrible too.
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Why I joined LGBT activists in solidarity to fast for immigration reform
Last week, I joined thousands of fasters around the country during the “National Days to Act, Fast and Pray” on December 1-3. For 24 hours, I abstained from food in an act of solidarity with a group of immigration reform activists who had gone 22 days ingesting nothing but water. I joined the fast because my mother was forced to leave her country due to the discrimination and violence she faced there. In my work on LGBT immigration policy, I know I encounter only a fraction of our nation’s 267,000 undocumented LGBT adults. Yet I constantly hear stories like my family’s — stories of people who have fled to the United States in search of a better life.
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‘I got arrested for the 267,000 LGBT immigrants like me’
I got arrested last week. And my mom was proud of me. In fact, I did it for her. … I got arrested for the 11 million undocumented immigrants who dream about becoming a U.S. citizen, being able to drive a car, travel without fear and get a college degree. I got arrested for the 267,000 LGBT immigrants like me who will benefit from immigration reform if the one-year bar on applying for asylum is eliminated, if conditions are improved for people held in detention facilities, and if detainee’s aren’t placed in solitary confinement solely based on sexual orientation or gender identity.