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A trans woman founded a group to help trans people leave the U.S. due to rising hate
“There’s like 30 states right now I wouldn’t even drive through,” the group’s founder said.
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New immigration rule would allow judges to refuse transgender asylum seeker claims without hearing
The Trump administration wants to eliminate court hearings for transgender people, abused women, and civilians targeted by armed groups.
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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 finally releases Asian trans man from solitary confinement after 19 months
Hong Kong-born trans man Yuen “Chin” Tzu has been transferred to a different facility after he spent 19 months in a tiny cell with poor medical care.
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A second transgender woman held by ICE for weeks has died & they’re denying responsibility again
She came seeking asylum to escape violence as a trans woman, but ICE denies responsibility, saying she was just “an individual who illegally enter[ed] the United States with an untreated, unscreened medical condition.”
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LGBTQ asylum seekers are facing more battles than others
Many trans asylum seekers are languishing in detention because they don’t have a sponsor in the United States.
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A trans asylum seeker was beaten & died of severe dehydration in ICE custody
Less than three weeks after arriving in America, she was dead. Honduran gang members didn’t kill her; ICE did.
