This asylum seeker fled Guatemala after being persecuted for being gay. Then he created a refuge for LGBTQ+ migrants at the border.

Name: This asylum seeker fled Guatemala after being persecuted for being gay. Then he created a refuge for LGBTQ+ migrants at the border.
Uploaded: 2021-07-07T15:50:02-0400
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Description: When police in Guatemala harassed and assaulted Estuardo because he was gay, he sought asylum in the U.S. – but his journey only grew more nightmarish from there, he tells CBS News. Now he's in Texas, where he awaits a decision in his asylum case while running an LGBTQ+ shelter to help members of his community who are trying to cross the border from Central America.

When police in Guatemala harassed and assaulted Estuardo because he was gay, he sought asylum in the U.S. – but his journey only grew more nightmarish from there, he tells CBS News. Now he's in Texas, where he awaits a decision in his asylum case while running an LGBTQ+ shelter to help members of his community who are trying to cross the border from Central America.