The Trump admin­is­tra­tion has issued numer­ous poli­cies to sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly dis­man­tle asy­lum as a legal right. They’re also lock­ing up asy­lum seek­ers for months or years, until they either win their case, are returned to their home coun­tries, or self deport. Reporters Vale­ria Fern­ndez and Jude Joffe-Block fol­low two asy­lum seek­ers as they endure deten­tion, legal cas­es, and fam­i­ly sep­a­ra­tion in the US, where they sought refuge.