Invisible No More: Maya Forced Migration, Asylum, and Human Rights in the United States

Why are thousands of Maya Peoples leaving their ancestral homelands and seeking asylum in the U.S.? What have been the consequences of family separation and ICE raids? Why have Maya children died under U.S. custody? Join a panel of Maya activists and scholars to learn more about Maya migration and the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Featuring:

• Floridalma Boj Lopez (K’ich’e Maya, California State University, Los Angeles)
• Gio B’atz’ (K’ich’e Maya, New Mexico State University)
• Juanita Cabrera Lopez (Maya Mam, Executive Director of the International Mayan League)
• Andrew Curley, Moderator (Navajo Nation, UNC-CH)
• Geronimo Ramirez (Ixil Maya, Youth Member, International Maya League)
• Mercedes Say (K’ich’e Maya, International Maya League)