| Edward
Neepaye, a Pentecostal pastor, fled to the United States after security
forces in Liberia threatened his life because he condemned the use of child soldiers
and was considered a threat to the ruling regime.
Upon arriving in the United States, however, Pastor Neepaye faced an asylum process that is becoming increasingly less humane. He was handcuffed, forced to sleep on the floor in a transit area, and then jailed in a U.S. immigration “detention facility” for three months.
With the support of the religious community and pro bono lawyers, Pastor Neepaye was ultimately granted asylum. But the difficulties he faced will only worsen under proposed legislation in Congress called the REAL ID Act.
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