At My Undocumented Life, we had an opportunity to interview Dr. Norma Ramírez, a licensed clinical psychologist in California, to learn more about her work within the mental health field. This year, Dr. Ramirez founded “All Good Things” (Toda Cosa Buena), which… Read More ›
Personal Stories
“A Girl from Mexico”: A Personal Story of Growing Up Undocumented in the United States by Aura
By AURA Growing up undocumented was tough. I remember always trying to hide my “Mexican vaccine” (i.e., the vaccine that is typically used in Mexico against tuberculosis, but not in the United States) because people would ask me if I… Read More ›
Coming Out of the Shadows: A Call to all Formerly Undocumented Immigrants
By ROBERT Over the past few weeks, like many others in the immigrant community, my emotions have been fluctuating between two different states: depression and outrage. As someone who lived undocumented in this country for 20 years, watching coverage of the… Read More ›
My experience with ICE, CBP, DHS & USCIS
By DEYVID It all started one morning while I was riding a Greyhound bus to Louisiana to attend college. I was just 45 minutes away when my bus came to a stop for an unexpected immigration checkpoint. This was my first… Read More ›