Watch compelling video: Esmeralda: A transgender asylum seeker speaks out against immigration detention Courage comes in many different forms. For Esmeralda a transgender asylum seeker from Mexico, who faced horrific circumstances in immigration detention, it came in the form of seeking justice. Kept in a segregated cell with other transgender detainees, Esmeralda never realized that her experience in detention would match the trauma of discrimination she had faced back home. But her story is also one of hope for change. Read the article →
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