Stories / Historias

These are the diverse stories of brave women who left home and came to the United States simply to survive. Today, some are living safely in the United States, free from abuse. Many are still seeking asylum in the United States, where they continue to face enormous barriers to protection. If you would like to share your story on this page, get in touch here.

Trump’s new rules would have rewritten my story.

My heart sank when I learned that other women and girls may not have the same access to safety that we did.

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There was nowhere she could hide.

Xiomara knew her attackers would be able to track her family down, no matter where she went. She had to keep her children safe.

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We must fight for all women who yearn to be free.

"For those of us who have no choice but to flee our home countries, asylum can mean the difference between life and death."

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Now that I am here, I finally feel safe.

“Now that I have been granted asylum, I feel like a door has opened for me. I have a future, and so many goals.”

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Free from fear and violence.

Elbia spent over a year locked up in Eloy, Arizona, where 94% of asylum claims are denied.

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If I stayed in El Salvador, I would be dead.

Now safely in San Francisco, Lupita has immersed herself to advancing the rights of trans women and people living with HIV.

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She survived extreme abuse. Jeff Sessions personally intervened to send her back.

“I don’t want to end up like other women who are no longer here to tell their story.”

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