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Migrants on the border between Mexico and the U.S. Photo: Étienne Laurent/EPA
Ekaterina, 32: “The judge told me: They beat people with batons in our streets now too”
Andrei (name changed), 33: “The main thing was to keep my child sane”
Olga (name changed), 59: “We ended up under Trump, who ran us over”
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