Mari (Asylum Seeker from Venezuela)

He has a Mickey Mouse, but the Mickey Mouse is smoking. He used to smoke and he used to do ridiculous things like that because to me they're ridiculous things, but yeah. And then behind that he has like a little hand, like a little hand with an eye, and he tells me that eye sees everything. And I was just like, bueno, okay. And he has something else there, like just like an ugly doll.

He has a Mickey Mouse, but the Mickey Mouse is smoking. He used to smoke and he used to do ridiculous things like that because to me they're ridiculous things, but yeah. And then behind that he has like a little hand, like a little hand with an eye, and he tells me that eye sees everything. And I was just like, bueno, okay. And he has something else there, like just like an ugly doll.

He has a Mickey Mouse, but the Mickey Mouse is smoking. He used to smoke and he used to do ridiculous things like that because to me they're ridiculous things, but yeah. And then behind that he has like a little hand, like a little hand with an eye, and he tells me that eye sees everything. And I was just like, bueno, okay. And he has something else there, like just like an ugly doll.

Like it looks like a toad. It has big eyes.

Like it looks like a toad. It has big eyes.

Like it looks like a toad. It has big eyes.

The owner of the house stands up and he looks out the window and he sees, you know, a few police outside. And they show him a photo and they ask him for a muchacho, for a guy. And he says, no, he doesn't live here, but three other people live here.

The owner of the house stands up and he looks out the window and he sees, you know, a few police outside. And they show him a photo and they ask him for a muchacho, for a guy. And he says, no, he doesn't live here, but three other people live here.

The owner of the house stands up and he looks out the window and he sees, you know, a few police outside. And they show him a photo and they ask him for a muchacho, for a guy. And he says, no, he doesn't live here, but three other people live here.

He was a dark-skinned person with dark hair. He had big eyes. He had a beard. We didn't really know who he was. And they tell us that he's Dominican. And he tells us that they're going to check the house to just make sure and to verify, to make sure it's true that that person that they're looking for doesn't live here. I really didn't see a problem with it because we haven't committed any crime.

He was a dark-skinned person with dark hair. He had big eyes. He had a beard. We didn't really know who he was. And they tell us that he's Dominican. And he tells us that they're going to check the house to just make sure and to verify, to make sure it's true that that person that they're looking for doesn't live here. I really didn't see a problem with it because we haven't committed any crime.

He was a dark-skinned person with dark hair. He had big eyes. He had a beard. We didn't really know who he was. And they tell us that he's Dominican. And he tells us that they're going to check the house to just make sure and to verify, to make sure it's true that that person that they're looking for doesn't live here. I really didn't see a problem with it because we haven't committed any crime.

We're not hiding anything.

We're not hiding anything.

We're not hiding anything.

So they went downstairs, and obviously I went first because I was there to wake him up. He was half asleep, and he says, what's happening? He sat up, and when he sat up, well, he usually sleeps naked. I hand him a towel and I tell him, put the towel on because, nene, viene la policia, the police is coming. They came in, they pushed the door, they put me in handcuffs, they put him in handcuffs.

So they went downstairs, and obviously I went first because I was there to wake him up. He was half asleep, and he says, what's happening? He sat up, and when he sat up, well, he usually sleeps naked. I hand him a towel and I tell him, put the towel on because, nene, viene la policia, the police is coming. They came in, they pushed the door, they put me in handcuffs, they put him in handcuffs.

So they went downstairs, and obviously I went first because I was there to wake him up. He was half asleep, and he says, what's happening? He sat up, and when he sat up, well, he usually sleeps naked. I hand him a towel and I tell him, put the towel on because, nene, viene la policia, the police is coming. They came in, they pushed the door, they put me in handcuffs, they put him in handcuffs.

And the moment that happened, I said, well, what's happening? Why are you putting us in handcuffs? And then I started crying, I started crying, and he would tell me, niña, tranquila, niña, calm down. And I kept on crying and I was asking, why are we in handcuffs? Why are they doing this? But they didn't tell me anything. The only thing they were saying, stay calm because things can get worse.

And the moment that happened, I said, well, what's happening? Why are you putting us in handcuffs? And then I started crying, I started crying, and he would tell me, niña, tranquila, niña, calm down. And I kept on crying and I was asking, why are we in handcuffs? Why are they doing this? But they didn't tell me anything. The only thing they were saying, stay calm because things can get worse.