Article 4M4P9 Why I'm fleeing Honduras to seek asylum in the US

Why I'm fleeing Honduras to seek asylum in the US

by
Wendy García
from on (#4M4P9)

When a fellow protester against a dam that was polluting our water was killed, I left with my young son on a migrant caravan

I am seeking asylum in the US because of a hydroelectric dam. I fled Honduras fearing for my life after being teargassed and arrested by police when our community resisted a dam which contaminated the water we rely on for drinking, cooking and washing.

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