VivirLatino

I have been meaning to write about Alexandra Reyes for about a week now and in that week I am surprised (well kind of) that more attention hasn’t been given to her.

Alexandra Reyes was granted asylum earlier this month that will allow her to stay in the United States. Reyes , like so many others, came into the United States without documents. She came escaping violence from her family in Mexico and from Mexican society because she is a transgender woman.

“It would be physically dangerous for her to walk down the street,” said her attorney, Bryon Large. “She could be sexually assaulted.”

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