Liz Martinez is the director of advocacy and communications at Freedom for Immigrants (formerly CIVIC), a nonprofit working to abolish U.S. immigration detention. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/liz-martinez/rss en Crises & Conflicts Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:00:00 +0000 Liz Martinez https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/26/migrant-caravan-is-no-threat-to-u-s-but-trumps-scare-tactics-are https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/26/migrant-caravan-is-no-threat-to-u-s-but-trumps-scare-tactics-are As the Trump Administration ratchets up rhetoric over a migrant caravan at the southern U.S. border, Liz Martinez of Freedom for Immigrants explains the difficulty of seeking asylum and argues the real issue is the U.S.’s treatment of asylum seekers.