Identities

He Finally Won His Fight for Asylum—but Nobody Can Find Him

‘MOM IS WORRIED’

Hernan Portillo-Flores was fleeing possible torture or death when he sought asylum as a teen. Eight years later, his landmark case can finally win, if only someone could find him.

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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Handout