Santa Fe Dreamers Project is a national leader in legal services for LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers. In May 2023, the border closure under Title 42 ended when the public health emergency was determined to be over, but the situation at the border has hardly improved. Now, using CBPOne, the government has created a new way to keep asylum-seekers stuck at the border, sometimes waiting for months for an appointment to present themselves to request asylum. 

Today, SFDP is working alongside partners on the ground in Ciudad Juarez to provide LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers with the information and tools they need to be able to navigate this new landscape, including know your rights presentations, orientations to the US asylum system, and preparation for the first interviews with the asylum office (credible or reasonable fear interviews, also known as fear interviews). We are continuing to monitor conditions on both sides of the border and in detention to make sure that LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers get the services they need in this constantly changing landscape. 

If you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community seeking asylum inside or outside the US, or if you are an organization interested in partnering with us in this work, please contact us at info@santafedreamersproject.org.