The IRC’s CEO and president, David Miliband, shares why it’s critical that we stand with refugees and asylum seekers. 

Seeking asylum is legal. Turning away asylum seekers is not. We spoke with Central American families in Phoenix, Arizona who were detained at the border about why they fled to the United States.

Forced to flee Haiti alone after an attempted attack on her home, Michelda sought safety in Mexico. Here, she found hope through the IRC’s Resilient Futures Program, supported by the Citi Foundation, which helps refugees build new lives through job training and employment opportunities. Now, Michelda is learning sustainable farming at the Iniciativa Agroecológica Xochimilco school, growing not just crops, but her dreams of a stable future.