New Policies of Prohibition and Expulsion

The Trump administration’s stricter immigration and deportation policies have particularly affected new unauthorized arrivals and asylum seekers. The publication shares the stories of migrants caught in these policies: Manuel Ramos Curiel, a longtime U.S. resident detained and deported by ICE despite a pending residency application; Khudiakov Artyom Alekseevich, a Russian war dissident whose U.S. asylum hopes vanished after months of waiting in Mexico; Tata Alfred from Cameroon, struggling to rebuild life amid language barriers and limited opportunities; and Elaine, a Venezuelan mother of four, whose perilous journey through the Darién Gap ended with her asylum appointment canceled at the Tijuana border.

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