Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Muslim and Refugee Ban

Dear Friend, Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Hawaii, the lawsuit challenging the latest iteration of the Muslim and Refugee Ban. As we have done in circuit courts across the country,...

April 24, 2018 at 7:51 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Today we celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility

Dear Friend, My name is Mikaela and I am a proud trans woman and an immigrant from Perú. My life in Perú was very hard because of transphobia. I had trans friends who were older than...

March 30, 2018 at 8:05 pm Spencer Tilger read more

I was attacked in Colombia for being gay

Dear Friend, My name is Marlon and I am a gay man from Colombia. I never felt safe in Colombia due to the constant threat of homophobic violence. After being brutally attacked by a group of...

March 14, 2018 at 8:36 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Happy Valentine’s Day to Our Immigration Equality Family

Dear Friend, My name is Victor and I am a gay man from Colombia. A little more than five years ago, I came to New York on vacation and met Derick, the love of my life....

February 14, 2018 at 11:56 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Free To Be Me

It is a crime to be LGBTQ in more than 70 countries around the world. Every day, LGBTQ people flee in search of a place where they can live freely and safely. Many find refuge in...

February 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Top Ten Accomplishments of 2017

Dear Friend, In closing a turbulent year in which we fought escalating assaults on both the LGBTQ and immigrant communities, we would like to take a moment to reflect on our collective successes. Below are our...

December 20, 2017 at 11:40 pm Spencer Tilger read more

I was arrested in Egypt for kissing another man

Dear Friend, My name is Tarek and I am a gay man from Egypt. It is a crime to be gay there. As a young man, I was arrested, persecuted, and humiliated by the police for...

December 15, 2017 at 5:22 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Announcing From Russia With Love, our new video partnership with Them

Dear Friend, You may remember our client Denis Davydov, who is a gay and HIV-positive asylum seeker from Russia. Last March, we fought to free Denis from immigration detention after he was wrongfully detained for traveling...

December 7, 2017 at 8:46 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Sasha & Simeon will be together this Thanksgiving

Dear Friend, Meet Sasha and Simeon. Sasha is a gay man from Belarus who fled to the United States to escape homophobia and violence. After Sasha’s initial asylum request was rejected, I took his case and...

November 22, 2017 at 7:12 pm Jackie Yodashkin read more

Trump Strikes Again!

Yesterday, in yet another attempt to block immigrants seeking safety and opportunity in the United States, the Trump Administration issued a proclamation barring entry for people from eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria,...

September 26, 2017 at 2:20 pm Jackie Yodashkin read more