Graphic Novel

Artwork by Matthew J. R. Nielsen @NuclearJackal

Artwork by Matthew J. R. Nielsen @NuclearJackal

The Detention Stories graphic novel invites readers into the lived experiences of immigration detention in Canada through three stories told in graphic form. Co-created through participatory research and graphic storytelling methods, it the graphic novel opens a widow into real immigration detention as it is experienced, navigated, and remembered by those who have lived through it.

Ben

Illustrated by Matthew

Ben

Illustrated by Matthew

Ben

Illustrated by Matthew

Yanmi

Illustrated by Matthew

Yanmi

Illustrated by Matthew

Yanmi

Illustrated by Matthew

Sara

Illustrated by Eve

Sara

Illustrated by Eve

Sara

Illustrated by Eve

Graphic Novel Team

Graphic Novel Team

Graphic Novel Team

01

Efrat

01

Efrat

01

Efrat

02

Matthew

02

Matthew

02

Matthew

03

Eve

03

Eve

03

Eve

04

Ben

04

Ben

04

Ben

05

Sara

05

Sara

05

Sara

06

Yanmi

06

Yanmi

06

Yanmi

This project was generously funded by:

The Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship,

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,

The Law Foundation of British Columbia. 

Detention Stories

© 2026 Detention Stories

This project was generously funded by:

The Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship,

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada,

The Law Foundation of British Columbia. 

Detention Stories

© 2026 Detention Stories