In a quiet, leafy suburb of Toronto, a 30-year-old Afghan woman named Asal is anxiously waiting for news of her family who are detained a few miles away in the US. Her siblings and father have been held in ICE detention for months, stuck due to a complicated bureaucratic situation.
Despite being eligible for asylum in Canada due to their connections to legal refugees, the family is trapped in a bureaucratic limbo. Asal has tried everything to get her family released, even offering to cover the costs of ICE agents escorting them to the Canada-US border, but to no avail.
The family's plight highlights the challenges many asylum seekers face, especially with rapidly changing policies under the Trump administration. There is fear that her family could be sent back to Afghanistan, putting them in danger from the Taliban due to the father's previous work with US troops.
Asal communicates with her family through online visitations, sharing updates about their difficult lives in detention, where conditions are harsh. They struggle to maintain hope, aiming for a reunion as they face an uncertain future.
Despite being eligible for asylum in Canada due to their connections to legal refugees, the family is trapped in a bureaucratic limbo. Asal has tried everything to get her family released, even offering to cover the costs of ICE agents escorting them to the Canada-US border, but to no avail.
The family's plight highlights the challenges many asylum seekers face, especially with rapidly changing policies under the Trump administration. There is fear that her family could be sent back to Afghanistan, putting them in danger from the Taliban due to the father's previous work with US troops.
Asal communicates with her family through online visitations, sharing updates about their difficult lives in detention, where conditions are harsh. They struggle to maintain hope, aiming for a reunion as they face an uncertain future.
