‘I’m not giving up so easily’: After 4 months in detention, an asylum fight begins

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 1,925

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Andrea Pedro-Francisco feels like part of her is still trapped in a nightmare — back in the crowded, windowless cell block of the Texas detention center she left weeks ago.

“My mind is halfway here, thinking ‘Yes, I’m back,’ but the other half feels like I’m still there,” said Pedro-Francisco, a migrant from Guatemala who was among thousands of people detained during the winter immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Her account provides …

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