Mari (Asylum Seeker from Venezuela)

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 if he moved, whatever movement he made, they would like sit him down. I mean, he couldn't do anything. He couldn't move.

And if he moved, whatever movement he made, they would like sit him down. I mean, he couldn't do anything. He couldn't move.

And if he moved, whatever movement he made, they would like sit him down. I mean, he couldn't do anything. He couldn't move.

I didn't know what to do, so the first thing I did was, I don't know, I went to work. You went to work after that? Why? I didn't know what to do. I thought to myself, look, I'll go to work, I'll look for help. I just didn't know what to do. I didn't know. Everything felt stuck. I've never gone through something like this.

I didn't know what to do, so the first thing I did was, I don't know, I went to work. You went to work after that? Why? I didn't know what to do. I thought to myself, look, I'll go to work, I'll look for help. I just didn't know what to do. I didn't know. Everything felt stuck. I've never gone through something like this.

I didn't know what to do, so the first thing I did was, I don't know, I went to work. You went to work after that? Why? I didn't know what to do. I thought to myself, look, I'll go to work, I'll look for help. I just didn't know what to do. I didn't know. Everything felt stuck. I've never gone through something like this.

Four or five times a day was him calling me, me calming him down, me telling him he was going to get out of there, to have faith.

Four or five times a day was him calling me, me calming him down, me telling him he was going to get out of there, to have faith.

Four or five times a day was him calling me, me calming him down, me telling him he was going to get out of there, to have faith.

And then he called me. He called me at 4 in the morning. And he tells me, crying desperately, Niña, they transferred me again to El Valle, to Texas. I was the whole time on a plane. They didn't tell me anything. I didn't eat. I didn't drink water. They didn't give us anything. I haven't been able to sleep. They're going to process me here.

And then he called me. He called me at 4 in the morning. And he tells me, crying desperately, Niña, they transferred me again to El Valle, to Texas. I was the whole time on a plane. They didn't tell me anything. I didn't eat. I didn't drink water. They didn't give us anything. I haven't been able to sleep. They're going to process me here.

And then he called me. He called me at 4 in the morning. And he tells me, crying desperately, Niña, they transferred me again to El Valle, to Texas. I was the whole time on a plane. They didn't tell me anything. I didn't eat. I didn't drink water. They didn't give us anything. I haven't been able to sleep. They're going to process me here.

And me, bueno niño, calm down, be strong, you're going to leave. Remember that on Monday you have your court appointment. If we have to pay bail, we'll pay bail. But you're going to leave, you're going to get out of there.

And me, bueno niño, calm down, be strong, you're going to leave. Remember that on Monday you have your court appointment. If we have to pay bail, we'll pay bail. But you're going to leave, you're going to get out of there.

And me, bueno niño, calm down, be strong, you're going to leave. Remember that on Monday you have your court appointment. If we have to pay bail, we'll pay bail. But you're going to leave, you're going to get out of there.

I arrived really late to my house that day. I arrived at 8 o'clock. I arrived on the bus. When I get down off the bus on the corner of my house, my boss, she was the one that sent me the video. She tells me, More, I sent you this video. I think I saw your husband there. Take a look and let me know if it's him. She sent it to your phone, like a video on your phone? Sí.

I arrived really late to my house that day. I arrived at 8 o'clock. I arrived on the bus. When I get down off the bus on the corner of my house, my boss, she was the one that sent me the video. She tells me, More, I sent you this video. I think I saw your husband there. Take a look and let me know if it's him. She sent it to your phone, like a video on your phone? Sí.

I arrived really late to my house that day. I arrived at 8 o'clock. I arrived on the bus. When I get down off the bus on the corner of my house, my boss, she was the one that sent me the video. She tells me, More, I sent you this video. I think I saw your husband there. Take a look and let me know if it's him. She sent it to your phone, like a video on your phone? Sí.

Yeah, it was a news clip from Telemundo. And I, you know, I click on the video and, you know, the beginning is that there were airplanes getting to El Salvador and a bunch of Venezuelans, people getting off the planes and all of that. But at the end, when the video was almost done, there's a moment where there's people kneeling down, getting shaved.