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Support for Transgender Asylum Seekers

At Transgéneros Unidas, Latinas find refuge and fellowship

"To win asylum, an exceedingly rare feat for people fleeing Mexico, transgender immigrants must prove they’ve been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution." In Mexico transgender women face pervasive violence from relatives, drug cartels and the police.

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