Political Asylum

Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

Stay for Detention

All That Jazz

FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant

After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

The Tribute Has Landed

After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.

Gimme Shelter

U.S. military deserters once again flock to Canada to avoid war. Looks like this time they picked the wrong country.

The Deadly Road Through Mexico

When Cubans leave their homeland, things can get lots worse.

Haven and Hell

As Chávez grabs more power, three Venezuelans who fled death threats find their struggles don't end with asylum.

Haitians Sent Home

Refugees fled slavery, slaughter, and starvation, and got rejected.

No Wonder Miami's Immigration Judges Aren't Fair

Refugees fled slavery, slaughter, and starvation, and got rejected.

More on those nasty immigration judges...

Refugees fled slavery, slaughter, and starvation, and got rejected.

Mock Trial

Miami’s immigration judges are not interested in your problems

Unintended Consequences

After thirteen years in Miami, Omila Foufoune Cesaire faces deportation to the Haiti she fled in fear

BEST CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE

Jim DeFede

Little Goes A Long Way

Immigration attorney Cheryl Little spent years banging her head against INS bureaucracy, until a Haitian boat cracked it open

Carl Juste

Personal Best

The Gersten Affair

Remember the stolen car? The crackhouse and hooker? The incomparable entertainment value? Well, the show must go on!

Performance Pizza

Café Neuralgia

Birth of a Misinterpretation

A Haitian refugee is denied asylum after honestly answering a question about his wife's protracted pregnancy

Perilous Journey

For more than two decades Miami's Haitian Refugee Center was a beacon of hope and a force for justice. Today its director, Guy Victor, is struggling just to keep it afloat.

Getting to Know the Major

To Panama's incarcerated Maximum Leader, he is a link to the outside world. But who exactly is Rudolfo Castrell?

Birth of a Notion

Here's a new idea: Haitian babies born at the Guantanamo Naval Station should be considered U.S. citizens

The Other Coup

Internal strife brews at Miami's Haitian Refugee Center, even as the future of 10,000 new clients hangs in the balance