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Immigration Equality at 25: Together, we will keep saving lives!

Victory! Federal Judge Blocks “Death to Asylum” Rule!

We won an important victory before a U.S. District Court Judge, who blocked a hateful Trump administration rule that would eviscerate asylum. The rule would make it virtually impossible for all refugees, including those who are LGBTQ or living with HIV, to secure asylum in the United States.

Read the press release here

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Executive Director’s Election Result Response

Now, after years of fighting against devastating setbacks, it is time to rebuild. A new administration affords us remarkable opportunities to push through essential immigration reform.
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Client Stories

Denise is a transgender woman from Trinidad who fled to the United States in 2004 after being brutally assaulted. Thanks to Immigration Equality, she was granted asylum.

Edafe is a gay refugee from Nigeria who was granted asylum. In Nigeria, he was a victim of mob violence due to his work advocating for LGBTQ access to health care. He is now an author and runs a refugee shelter.

Baby Simone was born abroad to a same-sex couple, and the State Department treated her as “born out of wedlock.” We represented the family in federal court, and she is now recognized as a U.S. citizen since birth!
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