On the last day of National African Immigrant Heritage Month, learn about the journey many Black Africans make to the U.S. to escape persecution—and the journey some are forced to make back via deportation. 

Thousands of miles on foot, buses, and trains. Trapped in camps in Mexico or caged in the U.S. Applying for asylum with limited access to legal support and interpreters. Confronting an Immigration Court that does not understand their cultures and says they are “not credible." Sent "home" on a plane in shackles, only to become refugees again. 

This cycle is deadly and it has to stop. In this webinar, African asylum-seekers and advocates will share their experiences with the U.S. asylum system and discuss current challenges as well as solutions.

SPEAKERS

• Gladness, from Illinois, whose sister Josephine was detained in Irwin County Detention Center and is facing deportation to Cameroon.

• Houleye Thiam, a Mauritanian community leader in Ohio.

• Pastor Ben, from Georgia, who spent five years in immigration jail after fleeing Nigeria.

• Jennie Guilfoyle of the Immigration Justice Campaign.

• Sylvie Bello of the Cameroon American Council.

RSVP below and encourage others to attend by sharing the Facebook event!

The call-in details will be sent to those who RSVP. Please note that this webinar is in English.

Hosted by: Cameroon American Council, Immigration Justice Campaign, American Friends Service Committee, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., and the Interfaith Immigration Coalition.