When 60,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border into the United States from Central America in the summer of 2014, the IRC sought to find out why.

“I have to be aware that my plans for my future may not happen.” Inside DACA and the fight to ensure young immigrants can achieve their dreams in the only country they’ve ever known.

Kidnapped by traffickers in Honduras at age 14, Suamhirs survived the ordeal only to find himself held captive by U.S. immigration authorities. Now a U.S. citizen working with the IRC, Suamhirs tells his harrowing story—in order, as he says, “to inspire you to help.”

The Biden Administration recently granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Afghans and Ukrainians already in the United States. What does that mean?

Some 60,000 unaccompanied children from Central America crossed the United States border last summer, many fleeing violence and seeking reunion with a parent. Read one girl’s story.

People arriving at the U.S. border have the right to request asylum without being criminalized, turned back, or separated from their children. Here’s how the process works.