"They survived persecution and gained asylum in the U.S., but they may have nowhere to go."

By Matt Katz

April 23, 2018

"lbouto Micheline began listing the countries represented by the little flags lined up on the mantelpiece of the former church rectory where she lives: Cameroon, Guatemala, Ethiopia. These are the places where Micheline’s current and former housemates fled from — immigrants who have won asylum from 42 countries over the past year."

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"I Was Just Looking for Safety": Applying for Asylum in America

Cesar Garcia, 18, asylum seeker from Honduras, sits on his bed at 'The Lighthouse,' an organization in New Jersey that provides shelter to immigrants released from detention facilities. ( Fred Conrad / WNYC )

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Opening The Lighthouse for asylees

BY: THE REV. DEACON JILL SINGLETON

"The vision for The Lighthouse came to me after visiting a man in detention at the Hudson County Correctional Facility."

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A parish opens its doors to asylees

Monsy Alvarado, Staff Writer, @MonsyAlvarado

"Abu Kassim and Mahmud Horsa fled Ethiopia in September to escape the persecution and killings targeted at their ethnic community. Around the same time, Selvin Martinez headed north from his home country of Honduras after he said he was robbed and beaten while working as a cabdriver."

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(Photo: Michael Karas/Northjersey.com)