Undocumented: the paperless Christmas
Three illegal Irish workers in the US, and three undocumented immigrants in Ireland, describe the harsh realities of living an unofficial life
Separation anxiety: a protester’s T-shirt at an anti-deportation demonstration in the US. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty
“We need to get out from under the fear”: Allan Danou, from the Philippines, who lives in Ireland. Photograph: Dave Meehan
Fighting Irish: campaigners after a protest in the US in 2007. Photograph: Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty
‘I was torn apart,” says Gerry, describing the morning his grandfather in Ireland died, in October last year, while Gerry spoke to him on Skype from Chicago. It was the toughest moment in the 18 years he has lived as an “undocumented” immigrant.