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A System that is
Fair, Humane,

and Anti-Racist

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“I thought the U.S. was a fair country.”

— anonymous

The U.S. immigration system doesn’t work like it does in the movies. It’s not logical or rational, most of the time. Immigrants and their loved ones know exactly where the problems are, and what needs to change. 

“Behind Closed Doors: Black Migrants and the Hidden Injustices of U.S. Immigration Courts” is a groundbreaking research project from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. The series exposes the racism, dehumanization, and objectification happening inside U.S. immigration courts, and offers a better way.