The Telegraph: The ‘road of death’: A treacherous, jungle trafficking route lined with rotting corpses

Patrolled by drug traffickers and armed bandits, the Darien Gap is a prominent route to North America – and one of the most dangerous. […]

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What does the end of ‘Remain in Mexico’ mean for asylum?

Migrants no longer have to wait in Mexico for a court hearing in the US.That’s been the case for asylum seekers since 2019 when the Trump administration introduced Migrant Protection Protocols or MPP.  The policy is more commonly referred to as “Remain in Mexico” and the Biden administration has been trying to end it since last year… […]

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United Africa

map of Africa

United Africa When I think of the acres of African colossal cocoa,I get worried why among continents, we still kowtow.When I think of African ubiquitous universitiesthen I question their production of degrees of young societal liabilities.When I think of the vast uncultivated African lands,I become ashamed of our leaders constantly stretching begging hands.When I think […]

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Fleeing Persecution – Leaving Home

Asylum Seekers Leaving HOme

  Home, by Warsan Shire (Somali Poet) no one leaves home unlesshome is the mouth of a shark. you only run for the borderwhen you see the whole cityrunning as well. your neighbors running fasterthan you, the boy you went to school withwho kissed you dizzy behindthe old tin factory isholding a gun bigger than […]

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NEKASAN is a founding member of the Vermont-New Hampshire Asylum Support Network (VTNHASN). This network is comprised of 9 community-based asylum support groups in Vt & NH who work together to foster collaboration, share best practices, build capacity, raise public awareness of the issues involved in seeking asylum , and advocate for policies and funding that support our collective work and the asylum seekers with whom we work.

Check out the network website at https://vtasylumsupport.org/ and find:

  • The resources page to answer many of your questions about working with asylum seekers
  • The advocacy page to help you find contact information for your elected state and federal officials
  • Our members and partners contact information
  • Ways to volunteer and support our work locally