José, a 24-year-old Salvadoran, has just been released after five months in prison in the United States. He hopes to obtain asylum. In 2019, more than 100,000 migrants arrested for illegally crossing the US border were released. A new phenomenon, far from the firm policy of Donald Trump. Detention centers are saturated and the authorities have no choice but to release those who wish to apply for asylum.
All come from Central America, Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala. Everyone is fleeing poverty and violence.
Released, but kept under surveillance by the authorities, like criminals: they wear electronic bracelets or pay extremely high bails.
A new fight begins for them: survival in this country and confrontation with American justice to obtain the right to asylum.
Director: Léo Mattéi, Alex Gohari, Rémi Vorano
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