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Chapter 83

           Before9/11therewouldhavebeennoproblems-Yudhi,nowmarried,couldjustgototheimmigrationoffice,updatehisvisasituationandbegintheprocessofgainingcitizenship.Butnow?Whoknew?"Thelawshaven’tbeentestedyet,"saidtheimmigrationlawyers."Thelawswillbetestedonyou."SoYudhiandhiswifehadameetingwithaniceimmigrationofficialandsharedtheirstory.ThecoupleweretoldthatYudhiwastocomebacklaterthatsameafternoon,for"asecondinterview."Theyshouldhavebeenwarythen;Yudhiwasstrictlyinstructedtoreturnwithouthiswife,withoutalawyer,andcarryingnothinginhispockets.Hopingforthebest,hedidreturnaloneandempty-handedtothesecondinterview-andthat’swhentheyarrestedhim.

           TheytookhimtoadetentioncenterinElizabeth,NewJersey,wherehestayedforweeksamongstavastcrowdofimmigrants,allofwhomhadrecentlybeenarrestedundertheHomelandSecurityAct,manyofwhomhadbeenlivingandworkinginAmericaforyears,mostofwhomdidn’tspeakEnglish.Somehadbeenunabletocontacttheirfamiliesupontheirarrests.Theywereinvisibleinthedetentioncenter;nobodyknewtheyexistedanymore.Ittookanear-hystericalAnndaystofindoutwhereherhusbandhadbeentaken.WhatYudhiremembersmostaboutthedetentioncenterwasthedozencoal-black,thinandterrifiedNigerianmenwhohadbeenfoundonafreightshipinsideasteelshippingcrate;theyhadbeenhidinginthatcontaineratthebottomofthatshipforalmostamonthbeforetheywerediscovered,tryingtogettoAmerica-oranywhere

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