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“…this ‘guerita cachinbona’ is not afraid to take on a battle, she tells the truth as she sees it, and does not suffer fools lightly. She will not deceive you.”

I gave myself the nickname “El Pana” in the year 2001 when I arrived in the United States in an attempt to leave behind the psychological and religious abuse of my family, but it was not until 2006, through friends, that I met the most professional and thorough attorney of my life – “cachinbona” as [...]

“I was born again, was given a second chance in life and I am looking forward to be human being again more than ever.”

My name is Mauro Souza de Oliveira, 41 years old Brazilian who applied for political asylum in the United States, (based on my sexual orientation) on October/2005. I went to the border of Mexico and the United States (between Tijuana and San Isydro) and personally requested admittance under asylum. The DHS detained myself for 6 [...]