projectreliefme Olvia has been detained since November and we are fighting for her. Even though her family members have been released, she is still detained . “I feel a huge emptiness inside,” she said. She struggles to eat – she doesn’t have an appetite, and the food doesn’t taste very good either. She has lost about 20lb (9kg) since arriving at Dilley. If she were in Maine now, she might have been starting a new job as a nurse’s assistant. Eventually, she wants to become a nurse and work with children. She and her friends had also made plans to travel, to visit one US state per year until they had toured the whole country. Now she thinks, instead, about when she’ll escape Dilley’s sprawling beige landscape of flat dormitory buildings and trailers. As soon as she’s back in Maine, she’ll head to the eastern shore, to her favorite island off the coast. “I used to go there when I was sad, and have an ice-cream,” she said. “I want to see that place again, and be in nature.” To read her story, go to our Instagram story and click on the link. View all 6 comments