My name is Suyapa and I’m currently in Nogales, Sonora with my son, and I am fleeing from Honduras. I do not want to return.   Life in Honduras is very difficult, complicated, dangerous, and there is a lot of abuse. In my case, I’ve had to face people who have attempted to kill my children and me. The abuses that occur in Honduras are: abuses by family members, abuses by partners, abuses by gangs, abuses by drug dealers, and abuses by employers.  In my case, I’ve … [Read more...]

Yanet’s husband began verbally abusing her when she was pregnant with their first daughter, Emily, who is now nine years old. Once Emily was born, the abuse became physical and persisted over the years until just a few months ago when Yanet was finally able to escape and flee to the US-Mexico border to seek protection. For nine years, Yanet was trapped emotionally, physically, and economically under the tight grip of her husband. He threatened to kill her, the children, and Yanet’s mother if she … [Read more...]

Me llamo Juan Andrés Jiménez, soy del Estado de Chiapas. Yo vivía en una colonia que se llama Salvador Urbina. Me tuve que ir a Estados Unidos por causa de un señor que nos quería quitar la parcela que teníamos que tanto nos había costado. Nos mandó matar, valiéndose de los soldados … nos metieron a la cárcel. Entonces, cuando salí de la prisión, salí sin dinero … Entonces me puse a pensar irme a los EE.UU. Después seguí trabajando, pero me encontré con una mujer que tengo ahorita y me junté … [Read more...]