Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.

Born into an oppressive household, Leila suffered severe abuse, including a life-threatening female genital mutilation, at the hands of her family from a very young age. She found an ally in her older brother, and, together, they fought for Leila’s right to pursue higher education and decide whether, when, and whom to marry.

After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?

“There was nowhere safe in my country for me,” she says. “I fought for 12 years.” Read Camille’s remarkable story of survival.

Take a moment to learn more about the children of our Border Project on a special day to commemorate child victims around the world.