Voice of Witness is honored to share, Heart of the Matter: Reflections from the Fight for Immigrant Justice During the Second Trump Administration. This original oral history zine shares first-person stories from community organizers, attorneys, and others working to support immigrant and refugee wellbeing and rights in the United States in 2026.
During an era of violent ICE activity and increasingly hostile policies toward the immigrant community, this collection is an act of resistance—a love letter to our immigrant friends, families, and neighbors and to all those fighting to make our country a more peaceful, welcoming place for all.
Hear from narrators like: Veronica, an immigration attorney defending asylum seekers; Monica, a Mexican American artist and organizer whose artistic and political work center around liberatory and abolitionist principle; Aaruba, a therapist supporting immigrant and refugee mental health; and others working for collective change and justice in the fight for immigration justice.
This zine is our final project as an organization, and we could not have chosen a more meaningful way to close. We offer it in love and solidarity to our community of attorneys, oral historians, memory workers, community organizers and activists, and artists and illustrators fighting for justice for our immigrant neighbors. We are honored to have walked alongside you.
To connect more on this project, please reach out to the editors, Fanny García at narrativesinpractice.com and Ela Banerjee at n.elabanerjee@gmail.com.
Heart of the Matter was produced with the generous support of the San Francisco Foundation.
