Attendees hold signs at Daley Plaza during World Refugee Day in Chicago on June 17, 2025.
Samar Mesleh fled her home country of Jordan in 2017. The single mother felt a sense of responsibility to create a new life for herself and her three children.
“We arrived in the United States with nothing but hope and each other,” she said. “I carry not just my life, but the weight of three hearts that depend on me.”…