Protection for LGBTQ People in Asylum System

The criminalization and violence inflicted on LGBTQ people in Central America and many other countries around the world is what leads them to head to the borders of the United States to seek asylum. Thousands of LGBTQ people flee their native homes where they are faced with homophobia, transphobia, and violence. They come to the U.S. in hopes of finding a new home where they can live and exists in safety without the fear of being attacked or even killed. Many come to the U.S. and refugees, meaning they have fled their country due to fear of persecution and are unable to return to their native countries. Though they have fled their home countries, they do not come to the U.S. in hopes of gaining citizenship. Others come to the U.S. as asylum seekers in hopes of remaining in the U.S. permanently. Many asylum seekers are detained in an immigration detention center or jail for a period that could extend as long as one year. After they have been granted asylum, their…

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