I would like to say I live by IYJL’s popular “Undocumented and Unafraid” slogan. Unfortunately, I am either a bigger coward than most individuals in my situation or really understand the biggest consequences of my immigration status: deportation. I don’t want to be afraid anymore, and this is why I am “coming out” as undocumented [...]

Part of IYJL’s mission is to be a portal for sharing coming out stories from around the country. This one comes to us from Marcos, in Washington D.C. as he struggles to talk about his own identity while continuing to fight to reform our unjust immigration system. To have your own story published on our [...]

Hi, my name is Jesus Morales I’m an undocumented young man. I have been living here in the United States since the tender age of 4. My family migrated from Durango, México 16 years ago to look for a more secure and promising life than what we had in Mexico. I’ve had to deal with [...]

My name is Ireri and I’m undocumented. I came to the U.S. in April of 1994 when I was seven years old with my mother, father and sister. As soon as we arrived, my mother enrolled my sister and me in various activities. I learned how to swim, how to play piano, and I learned [...]

I was born on September 9th 1986 in Moroleon Guanajuato Mexico, and I came to this country in 1992, when I was 6 years old. My mother worked long hours in a fume-filled room for twelve years, not knowing that her lungs where getting filled with harmful chemicals. My mother was diagnosed with cancer, and [...]