It goes without saying that most of us are more than happy to see 2020 come to an end, but even this dumpster fire of a year could not extinguish the will to fight for a better life.
The effort to secure Washington Blade contributor Yariel Valdés González’s release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody is no better example of what is possible.
Valdés and International News Editor Michael K. Lavers share their thoughts about the past year. By YARIEL VALDÉS GONZÁLEZ Today I am thinking of the first day of the year and what I asked Santa for Christmas.
I was at an immigrant jail in Louisiana, imprisoned for seeking political asylum. Judge Timothy Cole on Sept. 18, 2019, granted me asylum, but a government appeal kept me behind