Written Stories
Pedro’s story: Loving husband, devoted father, wrongly detained
Pedro Guzman Perez is currently detained in Stewart Detention Center, an immigration detention center in Lumpkin, GA. His family and friends have worked for the past 11 months to bring... More »
Tony’s story – separated from family after wife deported to Poland
(This post is excerpted from Tony’s testimony to Congress in 2007 – a We Are America video featuring Tony is coming soon! In the meantime, visit www.ruthlessfilms.com for... More »
Liuan’s story – her mother’s sacrifice for the next generation
In many ways, Liuan Chen Huska is a relatively typical citizen of her community: she and her husband Matt live in Wheaton, Illinois. They both graduated recently from Wheaton College,... More »
Letter from Yves Gomes: My parents were deported; I was given a deferral
My name is Yves Gomes. I am 17 years old and I just graduated from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, MD this June. Under the grace... More »
Saad Nabeel’s story – deported to Bangladesh, fighting to come home
(Listen to Saad tell his story of being deported here and check out the Facebook support group here.)
I came to the United States with my family in... More »
Enrique’s story – A Pastor’s Petition
by Matthew Soerens, originally published on Sojourners Voices of Immigration blog
Cesar and Angelica first contemplated migrating to the U.S. from their native land of Guatemala more than... More »
Ivan Nikolov’s story – Russian immigrant awaiting deportation
Watch a video with Ivan’s fiancée here
In May, my mother and I were picked up in an immigration raid in our home. I was told that in... More »
Erica’s story: God is Going to Change Hard Hearts
originally published through Sojourners by Juan Daniel Espitia
Erica grew up in San Salvador and had to work with her parents since the age of five to help earn... More »
Selvin Arevalo: detained right before receiving high school diploma
Selvin Arevalo came to Portland, Maine, from Guatemala when he was 14 years old. Just before he was set to get his high school diploma and enroll in college, he... More »