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Aidan Perkinson  ·  United States

The Immigration System That We Have Doesn't Really Work

Aidan Perkinson works for Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest (AIDNW)
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Tally  ·  Haiti

We Got too Many People who Depend on Us

Tally from Haiti is supporting family back home facing political instability, gang violence, and destruction since the 2010 earthquake
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Anne Underwood  ·  United States

It's Very Easy to Do

As a volunteer with AIDNW, Anne visits people in immigration detention.
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Linda Zemke  ·  United States
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Penny Barlow  ·  United States
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Kiara Braxton-Davis  ·  United States

Learning Language Creates Connections

Breaking down barriers and building connections through ESL classes
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Ben Carpenter  ·  United States
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Taylor Barlow  ·  United States
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Ahmadshafi Hadi  ·  Afghanistan

The World is Full of Good People

“I have always had great relationships with my bosses in the US Armed Forces.”
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Haris Tarin  ·  United States

You put America first by putting the people first

Haris outlines the work of Operations Allies Welcome and how America is better with immigrants
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Daniel Bainbridge  ·  United States

The Rohingya: Cultural Celebration, Human Connection, and Every Day Life

How one photographer uses his art to build connections with people around the world.
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Myanmar

Still Hoping For Freedom

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Kapungu Ruhereshwa  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Lanell Stedman  ·  United States

I'll Never Get Over Watching That Plane Land

How bringing refugees to America and giving them work builds a North Dakota community
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Kyrylo Burlaka  ·  Ukraine

When the War Started, We Thought It Was Fake

How Can It Be Possible? We Live in the 21st Century
Victorina Ohana
Victorina Ohana  ·  Democratic Republic of the Congo
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What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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