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An illustration shows a man in an orange jumpsuit climbing the stem of a poppy flower. He raises one arm towards the top and just beyond his hand a large pair of scissors is in position to clip the flower stem. Large text in the top left reads, "Broken Stems." In smaller text in the bottom right corner, a subtitle says: "How California prisons tear families apart by colluding with ICE."

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Broken Stems: A Story of How California Prisons and ICE Tear Families Apart

Broken Stems is a comic project that tells the story of how California prisons tear apart families by voluntarily colluding with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Asian Law Caucus and illustrator Laura Gao share this story through the voice of Vyseth, a California immigrant who grew up with his family in Long Beach, not unlike so many of our clients. While Vyseth is fictional, his story is based on the experiences of California immigrants and refugees.