Fort Worth, Texas – The toughest part of Ana Maria Fores Tamayo’s job is seeing the trauma etched into the faces of the refugees she helps. That trauma was clear when she and her husband travelled to Aurora, Colorado, last year to meet with Venezuelans living in the United States.
“Everyone’s afraid,” said Tamayo, 69, who leads the Refugee Support Network. Among other services, her organisation helps foreign nationals apply for programmes like temporary protected status (TPS) and humanitarian parole — two categories that allow a temporary but legal stay in the US.
