Taiwo Adepetun

Taiwo Adepetun is a Nigerian American writer. She writes about migration, identity, and how families survive the quiet aftermath of policies that tear them apart.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents walk down a street during a multi-agency targeted enforcement operation in Chicago, Illinois.

Deportation and the Silence That Follows Deportation and the Silence That Follows

When ICE abducted my father without cause, something strange filled his vacancy.

Jan 10, 2026 / Taiwo Adepetun

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