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Jared

The Florence Project

09.22.2023

“I felt true happiness. I suddenly felt calm. It was a moment full of hope and I said thank you, God,” recalls our client Jared* (pictured on the left) regarding...

Alam

Client Stories

The Florence Project

08.21.2023

In 2019, Alam fled his home in Bangladesh because his family faced persecution due to their political beliefs. The government began violently cracking down on anyone who opposed the ruling...

Zabi

Client Stories

The Florence Project

08.11.2023

Zabi is a young man who fled Afghanistan in 2021, fearing for his safety because his family worked with U.S. forces. ️After 1.5 years detained, he won immigration relief this month...

Maria & Ivan

Client Stories

firrpsite

06.29.2023

"When I received this photo of my clients Ivan and Maria holding their granddaughter, I almost cried." says Ana Sofia Cabello, Florence Project Detention Action & Response Team (DART) Managing...

Eduardo & Antonio

Client Stories

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06.23.2023

Eduardo* and Antonio* met while working on a Cuban development mission to Venezuela. Eduardo was a dental hygienist; Antonio was an electrician. They fell for each other, but they didn’t...

Alexey

Client Stories

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06.15.2023

Alexey had to flee Russia after protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Alexey grew up east of Kyiv and considers Ukraine his “motherland”. He moved to Russia as an adult to...

Mariana

Client Stories

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05.25.2023

Mariana first came to Arizona as a foreign exchange student from Brazil. She returned to the U.S. after high school with plans to attend college. She was eligible for legal...

Joaquin

Client Stories

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05.23.2023

Joaquin* arrived with his father to the U.S.-Mexico border at the height of the 2018 family separation crisis. His father had previously lived in the U.S., but Joaquin had never...

Camila

Client Stories

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05.11.2023

This Mother’s Day is different for ourclient Camila*. She can’t be with her mom, which makes her sad, but the important thing is that she, her husband, and their...

Gerardo

Client Stories

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05.01.2023

Art by Echo Rigg Gerardo* came to the U.S. seeking safety after cartel violence in Mexico changed his life forever. When he was just nine years old, his mother and...

Perla

Client Stories

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02.21.2023

We always celebrate the resiliency and advocacy of our LGBTQ clients. Many have fought bravely for gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in their home countries. And some, like Perla, helped...

Gonzalez Family

Client Stories

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12.21.2022

We met the Gonzalez family at the Kino Border Initiative migrant aid center in Nogales, Sonora. They came fleeing death threats. But for months, U.S. border officials rejected the family’s...

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Alam

Zabi

Maria & Ivan

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