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Policy Track
Queen Victoria Ortega
National Chair of FLUX
FLUX - AIDS Healthcare Foundation
It’s estimated that there are currently between 15,000 and 50,000 undocumented transgender immigrants living in the U.S. Trans immigrants face unique and pervasive barriers that impact all areas of their lives. Transgender asylum seekers face mandatory detention and trans women are disproportionately represented in U.S. detention centers and jails. Sharing their expertise and personal stories, the panelists will discuss how transgender immigrants and activists have worked to overcome the impact of U.S. immigration policies to improve access to health care, legal services.