Community Stories
From petitions to speaking engagements, our people have shouted their stories from the rooftops. Each time amplifying the voices that come before and after them.
Our stories echo all across the globe, inspiring more and more people to stand up and join our fight towards a more just immigration system.
This section is intended to highlight stories being told by our people everywhere.
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We jump at the opportunity to highlight the transformative work being done by all of our peoples. For info on how to get your work shared with our network reach out to jahsiah@familiesforfreedom.org
Published Authors
Alina Das
Alina Das is a lawyer w/ NYU’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, and has been a member and supporter of Families For Freedom for over 5 years.
Her memoir, No Justice In The Shadows, is a provocative account of our immigration system's long, racist history that reveals how it has become the brutal machine that upends the lives of millions of immigrants today.
Janay Cauthen
Our current director, Janay Cauthen, recently took her shot at writing and published her own book, U Can't Make This Shyt Up!
Her memoir is a testimony of resilience, advocacy, and transformation. Her lived experience fuels her mission—and every page carries the weight of truth, courage, and redemption.
Marlon Peterson
Marlon Peterson is a longtime member of Families For Freedom, a social justice advocate, a writer, and a speaker.
Marlon is also the author of Bird Uncaged, a 21st-century abolitionist memoir and a powerful debut that demands a shift from punishment to healing, an end to mass incarceration, and a new vision of justice.
Aarti Shahani
Aarti Shahani & the Shahani family helped found Families For Freedom. Now, Aarti is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author.
Her book, Here We Are, is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family's American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back