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How to maintain professional boundaries in systems that destroy lives

I interpret for the immigration court and I watch families get separated every day while pretending my voice is neutral and my heart is not breaking.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Working within immigration systems requires emotional compartmentalization that can create deep moral and psychological conflict.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Refugee and immigration justice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.