Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP)

Justice for Separated Families

A woman sits in a bunk bed hugging her son in a scene from a graphic novel.
Suny’s Story: A Graphic Novel
When Suny informed other detained moms of their rights, she was threatened but not silenced.
“He was a completely different child.”
First-Person Accounts
Read ASAP members' accounts, which informed a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into family separation.
A woman hugs her son tightly with her face contorted in deep emotion.
Video: Mom and Son Reunite
Leticia and her son were separated for over two years, but she never gave up. Watch their reunion.
“They told us we were bad mothers, that we would never get our children back.”
– ASAP Member M.D.
A hand-written journal entry showing a child’s drawing of numbers ordered in a grid.
7-year-old shares drawings
Angie kept a diary while she was detained, counting the days she was separated from her family.
“It was a nightmare. He said no matter what, we are taking your child and he is going to a shelter.”
– ASAP Member I.M.
A man with dark hair and a black, collared shirt looks at the camera intensely in front of a suburban entryway.
Daniel’s Op-ED in Newsweek
“It is hell to leave your home,” Daniel wrote in a guest essay. “It shouldn't be hell once you have reached... a safe haven.”
“I didn’t know if he was alive, dead, anything.”
– ASAP Member J.G.
An Indigenous woman stands next to a smiling young man whose arm is around her in front of the Brooklyn Bridge as other people walk by.
People Interviews Leticia
“I was so worried about my son... And it wasn't just us. The government did this to thousands of families," said Leticia.
“I was going crazy –I would ask officers where my daughter was and they would tell me they didn’t know anything.”
– ASAP Member J.M.
A smiling, well-dressed woman is being introduced by a man in a suit.
Meeting with Mayorkas
Seven parents shared their stories and demanded justice in a historic meeting with the top U.S. immigration official.
“The official told me and other moms not to ask for our children and told us that we would never see our children ever again.”
– ASAP Member K.M.
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