Fernando, a cook in Miami, checks his asylum application papers multiple times daily, fearing deportation due to increased ICE raids. Both he and his partner, Lucy, experienced a legal limbo following the expiration of their humanitarian parole, facing stress each time they encounter law enforcement. Their fears stem from both potential deportation to Nicaragua and repercussions from the Nicaraguan government. They left Nicaragua due to police harassment during a social protest and sought asylum in the U.S. under a temporary humanitarian program opened by the Biden administration, arriving in 2023.
Every morning, Fernando checks if his asylum application papers are in his backpack, fearing raids by ICE agents as part of Trump's anti-immigrant strategy.
With their work permit and humanitarian parole expired, Fernando and Lucy navigate life in Miami with fear of being targeted by both U.S. authorities and the Nicaraguan regime.
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