My son says I miss you, when am I seeing you?' Sometimes I lie to give him false hope. There's a growing detachment there, because he knows I have lied to him. Kim is an asylum seeker based in Yorkshire, England. The 35-year-old, who has asked to use only a pseudonym out of fears for her safety, is among those in the UK who do not know when or if they will be able to see their children again, as the Labour government cracks down on the asylum system.
Derlis Snaider Chusin Toaquiza, an outstanding 11th grader at Grover Cleveland High School, was detained at an ICE facility for more than a month after attending an immigration court appearance for his asylum application.
Throughout all this, I felt two overriding emotions: anguish, at not being able to see my family and meet my grandson; and confusion.