The Trump administration is methodically dismantling the U.S. asylum system to slash immigration to the U.S. One of the most devastating changes the administration has introduced is negotiating agreements with Central American countries to require asylum seekers traveling through a country to first seek protection there.
Young people working with AFSC and Echoes of Incarceration produced a video about how the criminal justice system responds to relationship abuse – and what just alternatives look like.
The project was one of several completed by youth participants in the 2019 Liberation Summer Advocacy Camp in New York City, where students learn advocacy strategies and the art of filmmaking for change.
Many people and families in the U.S. have had to return to Central America, either voluntarily or due to deportation. This new resource was created to help people prepare so they can make the process as simple and safe as possible, whether they are returning to Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, or Guatemala.