San Francisco drag queen Hilary Rivers has been released by ICE and granted asylum
Rivers spent nearly three months in detention under harrowing conditions, which she spoke about in a heartbreaking interview this week.
October 31, 2025
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Andry José Hernández Romero tells his story of horrific prison abuse to out California Democrat Mark Takano
“What the American government did to Andry and others is a stain on the moral fabric of our nation,” Takano says.
September 8, 2025
Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.
August 12, 2025
San Francisco queen Hilary Rivers detained by ICE after asylum hearing
"San Francisco is the vibrant city we know of today because of the contributions of immigrants — especially queer immigrants," San Francisco Pride said in a statement supporting drag artist Hilary Rivers.
July 8, 2025
Andry Hernández Romero’s family desperate for word on gay asylum-seeker who Trump vanished over 100 days ago
Nobody has heard from the young makeup artist since the Trump administration deported him in March.
June 27, 2025
Immigration judge dismisses asylum case of gay Venezuelan deported to Salvadoran supermax prison
Hernández Romero had been awaiting an asylum hearing before he was deported without warning in March, his lawyer told The Advocate in April.
May 30, 2025
Jon Lovett and Tim Miller team up to ‘raise hell’ over gay asylum-seeker vanished to El Salvador by Trump
Andry Hernández Romero entered the U.S. legally, fleeing persecution for being gay. Then the Trump administration disappeared him, sending him to a dystopian prison. They’re trying to get him back.
May 22, 2025
These are the top 10 European countries for LGBTQ+ rights and travel
ILGA-Europe's annual Rainbow Map highlights where it's safer to live and travel for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.
May 16, 2025
Trans Norwegian politician wants to give asylum to transgender people fleeing Trump's policies
"I believe it should provide grounds for asylum,” Karina Ødegård says of Trump's executive orders targeting the transgender community.
April 14, 2025
Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.
April 7, 2025
This gay man had to flee Ghana after a violent attack. He’s finally been granted asylum
"What I really want the world to know is that [queer Ghanaians] have no life, they have no voice,” Mr. B, who was recently granted asylum, told The Advocate.
April 17, 2024
Proposed funding deal will be deadly for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
What is perhaps most absurd about the reported deal is that it won’t actually solve any of the problems plaguing the immigration system, and will actually make things worse, writes Bridget Crawford.
January 26, 2024