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Following the Journey of One Asylum Seeker From Honduras

May 19, 2018 | Nancy Montoya | Arizona Public Media

Among those arriving at the border to request asylum are those facing violence in their home countries because of their LGBTQ status. Nancy Montoya is tracking one transgender woman’s journey from Honduras, a country considered one of the most violent in the world by the United Nations. Montoya spoke to the woman, Nicol, in Mexico and followed her as she approached federal agents to ask for asylum at the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora.

Read Montoya’s full report here.

About the Author

Nancy Montoya

Broadcast Pulitzer Prize (Dupont Columbia Award) winning journalist Nancy Montoya is the Senior Reporter for Immigration/Border Issues with the NPR/PBS affiliate in Arizona, Arizona Public Media. With more than 40… Read More.

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