Gerardo Iván Morales

About The Author

Gerardo Iván Morales was born in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States of America in 2000 when he was five. He is passionate about advocating for human rights and immigration. In 2018, Iván dedicated six months inside an American child detention center providing aid and support to detained asylum seeking children. On his first day, he met David Esperanza and the two forged a bond like brothers that lasts to this day.

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Books by Gerardo Iván Morales

Detained

A boy's journal of survival and resilience

By David Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales

A 2025 Latino Book Award Winner, Bronze Medal for Best Autobiography — English

“A shocking and moving read. A brutally honest account of the impact of family separation at the US border.”—Kirkus Reviews

The first-ever memoir of a child’s experience in deten...

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Detenido

El diario de supervivencia y determinación de un niño