Instead of focusing on keeping everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration is using this global health and economic crisis as an excuse to attack immigrants seeking to enter the United States.

In the week leading up to this Father’s Day, June 21, we honor families and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society by elevating the stories of Black and Brown asylum-seeking fathers who are experiencing or have experienced family separation and detention during COVID-19.