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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)

R. Sarah J. · Afghanistan

Once You Leave Your Country, You'll Be Homeless Forever

Anne Underwood · United States

It's Very Easy to Do

As a volunteer with AIDNW, Anne visits people in immigration detention.

Myanmar

Two High School Students Distribute Hope

Mariia · Ukraine

We Are a Welcoming Community

When a choir becomes a family

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Safi · Afghanistan

A Career Pathway and a Safe Place to Work

While you're working, you feel safe.

Marzia and Razia · Afghanistan

Two Sisters Show That Women Can Do Anything

Nathalie - Democratic Republic of Congo · Democratic Republic of the Congo

You Look Undeniable

"I still have more dreams..."

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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