LGBTI Migrants and Trump's Immigration Policy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 2, 2018

Michael K. Lavers, international news editor for the Washington Blade, talks about his reporting on the experiences of LGBTI people from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala who choose to migrate to the U.S. and the impact President Trump's immigration policies have on them.

.@mklavers81, who has travelled to Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, and other Latin American countries, says there's real concern and fear among these people that if they immigrate to the US, they will be detained.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 2, 2018

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