M4M, JFS and SDRRN join forces to aid migrants at the US-Mexico border
Miles4Migrants, JFS and SDRRN are collaborating to aid vulnerable asylum seekers in San Diego. Support our initiative to reunite families.
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Habteab’s Story
by: Habteab, an Eritrean refugee in Belgium “Hello, my name is Habteab. In 2012 I got married and a year later our oldest son was born. But because of my political beliefs, I wasn’t safe in my country and I had to leave. My wife was 7 months pregnant with our second son when I …
Andrew’s Story
Andrew is a 21 year old man from Honduras who has suffered for most of his life due to his sexual orientation as a gay man…
Sammy’s Story
Sammy’s family is reunited and enjoying their Christmas celebration today for the first time in 4 years together thanks to a generous donation of nearly 480K United miles…
Lucy’s Story – in Partnership with HIAS
In 2016, [Lucy] was kidnapped and tortured by government forces. After her release, she knew that neither her or her family would be safe in Ethiopia…
Berta’s Story
A Honduran asylum-seeker tells her harrowing story of how she fled her home country under threat of gang violence.
Mapasa’s Story
“I am fleeing my country because of the dictatorship, the aggressions, the massacres, the violence…”
Edgar’s Story
Edgar (not his real name) had fled Honduras and come to the United States as an unaccompanied minor hoping to join an aunt in Portland. He was a 17 year old orphan…
Assalah’s Story, Part 2
“The day of May 12, 2017 was a day of happiness and hope for me, as I arrived in Belgium and saw my mother, sister, and brother after two years of being separated…”