A year into the Trump Administration’s fear-mongering campaign and harsh crackdown on asylum seekers, this two-part video series sheds light on the humanity many have lost sight of—the untold stories of the mothers, fathers, and children who have risked their lives in search of the most basic human necessity: safety.
RYOT and Human Rights First met with asylum seekers at the U.S. – Mexico border to capture what’s really at stake when America abandons its promise to protect the world’s most vulnerable.
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