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Life As An Undocumented Trans Sex Worker In The Age Of ICE (opens in new tab)

In March, Vivian, an undocumented transgender sex worker from the state of Chiapas, Mexico, was driving from San Diego to her house in Santa Ana when her biggest fear came true: She was stopped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a traffic checkpoint. "Thank God they let me go," she says. But she fears one day they might not. Last year her friend Sadis was working at a hotel in Saddleback, N.J, when police attempted to detain her. "She jumped into an Uber to try to get away," Vivian say...

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