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TRANSport offers its clients resources and support as they seek to leave the country to start a better life elsewhere.
April 11, 2023
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Sen. Cory Booker: A Crisis of Silence Is Killing Trans Women of Color
Sen. Cory Booker shares why we all must end our silence around the epidemic of violence trans people of color face.
July 1, 2019
Activists Ban Together to Free Trans Woman Detained by ICE
Alejandra Barrera has been detained at the border for nearly two years. It's time for her to be released.
April 11, 2019
Trump Policies Will Send LGBT Asylum Seekers to Their Deaths
The Justice Department aims to bar anyone who enters the U.S. illegally from applying for asylum, a move that would put many in mortal danger.
July 9, 2018
Under Trump, U.S. Is No Refuge for LGBTQ Chechens
The U.S. has not offered asylum to any Chechen fleeing anti-LGBTQ persecution and has become increasingly hostile to those seeking it.
January 29, 2019
Rainbow Railroad to Biden: Make LGBTQI+ Refugees a Priority
The nonprofit organization is seeking to hold the president to his promises on helping the most marginalized queer people around the world.
June 11, 2021
Transgender Immigrant Dies in Federal Custody
The death of Roxana Hernandez has transgender activists calling for the release of all trans immigrants in detention.
May 29, 2018
Trump's New Asylum Rules Threaten LGBTQ Lives
Several civil rights groups spoke out Friday about the harm the new rules will do to LGBTQ people and others.
November 9, 2018
Trump Wants to Gut Asylum Claims. LGBTQ+ People Will Die.
Tell the administration we need to help queer migrants, not return them to discrimination and violence.
July 14, 2020
Detained Trans Immigrant to Be Released
Activists are rejoicing that the transgender asylum-seeker from Mexico, who was reportedly raped and placed in solitary confinement this past year, will be freed -- but say there are many more who need help.
January 22, 2015
10 Trans Members of Migrant Caravan Granted Asylum
The Central American trans women expressed relief and gratitude after being allowed to stay in the United States.
May 3, 2019
A Trans Asylum Seeker Died in ICE Custody on First Day of Pride
Her death comes more than a year after Roxsana Hernandez's passing under controversial circumstances.
June 3, 2019
Immigration's public image crisis is fueled by Trump and right-wing extremists
"This isn’t about politics or policy. It’s about recognizing—or rejecting—the humanity of LGBTQ+ and other asylum seekers," Immigration Equality board member Ilon Rincon Portas writes in an op-ed for The Advocate.
February 11, 2025
Why Are LGBT Syrian Refugees a Priority?
White House spokesman Josh Earnest denied that the Obama administration has a quota system for admitting Syrian refugees.
December 9, 2015
How U.S. Is Quietly Helping LGBT Refugees
Despite the lack of fanfare or a Rose Garden ceremony, the U.S. is now helping LGBT people fleeing persecution to bring their loved ones along.
October 31, 2015
Trans Teenager Has Fled Brunei to Seek Refuge in Canada
Zoella Zayce says she didn't feel safe in her home nation due to its anti-LGBTQ laws and culture.
April 17, 2019
ICE Demands Family Of Dead Trans Refugee Pay Funeral Costs
Johana Medina died in ICE custody after being denied asylum.
June 10, 2019
We Must Fight Trump's Asylum Attacks With Everything We Have
All around the world, LGBTQ people are running for their lives. We can't let Trump turn America's back on them.
November 12, 2018
Trump Rule Makes Asylum 'Impossible' for LGBTQ+, HIV-Positive People
The rule makes it much harder to prove one's identity, so Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality plan to sue.
December 11, 2020
Press Secretary Claims Trump Is Pro-LGBTQ+, Punts Trans Ban Question
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tried to gaslight her way out of a question about the president's ban on trans service members.
July 13, 2020