LGBTQ Asylum Seekers at Risk Under Trump Pence Administration

Robel Hailu came out publicly in Ethiopia as gay, then had to flee the country. Now he's looking to America as a place of refuge, but the Trump-Pence administration is making it harder for LGBTQ people to receive asylum in the United States.

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