Introduction: “Why Me?” This is Survivor’s Guilt. It is the dirty secret of the immigrant experience. It is a pervasive, heavy fog that follows New Americans long after they have
Introduction: A Bittersweet Freedom Imagine winning the lottery, but being told you cannot share a penny of it with your spouse or children. Imagine being safe in a warm house
Introduction: The Crisis of the First Night Imagine you are released from prison today. You have no money. You have no phone. You speak broken English. You are in a
Introduction: The Myth of “Welcome” The Statue of Liberty lifts her lamp beside the golden door, but for thousands of asylum seekers arriving in the United States in 2026, that
The transition from a detention center or a temporary shelter to life in a US community is one of the most vulnerable moments in a New American’s journey. Without a
The United States utilizes the world’s largest immigration detention system. Yet, research consistently shows that detention is expensive, often inhumane, and severely detrimental to mental health, leading to high rates
Moving to a new country is stressful for anyone. But fleeing your home, surviving a dangerous migration journey, and enduring incarceration in a detention center creates a specific, deep-seated type
The Host an Immigrant program is a direct, actionable way for Americans to participate in human rights advocacy. This week, we want to detail the practical pathway from being released
For “New Americans,” the journey is often marked by two types of trauma: the initial trauma they fled, and the “renewed pain” they encounter upon arrival in the U.S. This
The journey for a New American often involves spending months or even years in detention, followed by a sudden release with few resources and nowhere to go. This transition period
