The Karnes Detention Center houses many women from Central America who are seeking asylum in the United States. As part of the legal process, they have an interview to explain why they think there is credible fear of danger for their lives should they be returned to their countries. Through the Social Work Detention Response Team, led by professors Monica Faulkner and Laurie Cook Heffron (PhD ’15), students from UT Austin and St. Edward’s are helping women detained at Karnes prepare to recount their stories, which in most cases involve violence and trauma.
