Paying the Price
The United States deports a former Salvadoran child soldier to Mexico, despite his years of work for the FBI. He rebuilds his life in Tijuana. Tired of the civil war
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Living Securely in the Midst of Insecurity
A young Salvadoran publicist finds meaning in helping other migrants. MS13 and 18th Street are rival gangs in El Salvador, splitting the country into heavily monitored areas. The gangs are
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Adversity Makes You Stronger
A Somali man never gives up reuniting with his mother. Hassan was born in Mogadishu, the youngest child in a family of nine. He has few memories of Mogadishu, having
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The Reality Isn’t What You Think
A Haitian migrant shares his financial journey from Haiti to Tijuana, Mexico. Aldner couldn’t find stable work at home in Haiti and left to join his father in the
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Nobody Even Realized I Was Gone
A Haitian migrant details how his friends helped him secretly leave Haiti and make his way to Tijuana. Feeling stifled at home in Haiti, Samuel secretly left, first for the
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The Beast Tamer
An adventurous Honduran man rides La Bestia in search of a better future. Alexander first arrived in the southern state of Yucatan, Mexico, to reunite with his Mexican-Honduran girlfriend.
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Life Is Good When You Have Health, Safety, and Security
As times get difficult, life partners transition to business partners through their small business. Uzair and Fatima began their life humbly enough in a part of Ethiopia that was once
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First Syrians, Then You
Afghanistan to Greece: with young children, an illiterate woman flees violence only to face discrimination in the camp Written by: The Journeys Project Farzana is Hazara, an ethnic minority that
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