For many queer, trans, and feminist people, exile begins as an urgent step away from repression. Yet the moment of arrival rarely brings immediate safety or belonging. People seeking asylum and people without legal right to stay are subject to encampment, detention, and deportation. The border is not only a physical demarcation but follows people with criminalised and precarious migration statutes in all aspects of their lives. This topic explores the material and emotional realities of exile: how displacement shapes work, community, and mental health.