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- Shh.

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- No!

- Shh!

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- Mami, Mami.

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- Out of the way!

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Okay?

- Okay, okay.

- Okay. - Hey!

Oscar!

Oscar?

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Hey!

- Hey!

Hey, Will!

Cut him off! Hey, cut him off!

Okay, okay.

Calmate. Calmate.

Will, get over here and help me with this one.

Come on.

Ow! God damn it!

Para! Stop! Stop!

Down! Get down! On your knees!

- I got him. - Get down!

Down! - I got him.

- Get down! Stop!

Stop it!

- Any papers? - No.

- So he bit Marquez, huh?

- Yeah.

- Okay...

- Okay.

Okay, Oscar Fernández. 264-499-838.

Okay...

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- Hey, leave it alone, okay? Calmate.

- No.

- Forget about it. Calmate.

- Mas tarde.

- Manuel Fernández... - Is not available.

At the tone, please record your message.

- No.

- Hey! What the hell did I just say?

Line it up.

Andale.

- This is all of the holding cells

that we currently are filling,

and, uh, there's another set on the other side.

We keep them separated by age and by gender.

Everybody goes through a screening process

to determine who their consulate is.

As you can see, we're overpopulated and understaffed,

but we're kind of used to that at this point.

We do our best to take care of everybody

in the same way.

- He had a phone call yesterday.

Every new arrival is given a phone call.

- Miss, I told you it's illegal

for you to approach these kids for comment.

We need to move along.

- Okay.

Next, I'll show you where they eat

and where the phone room is.

- Manuel Fernández... - Is not available.

- Manuel Fernández... - Is not--

- That's enough. - Sorry.

- That's it. That's it. Everybody out. Let's go.

I need you gone. Move it.

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- Hey.

- Mm.

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Okay?

- Manuel Fernández... - Is not available.

At the tone, please record your message.

- Perla speaking.

- Qué quieres?

- Oscar, estás ahí?

- Okay.

Andale. Chop-chop.

Hey--oh, no, hey. You.

Hey, no! No, no, no, no, no.

- Well...

Come on.

- Hey.

- Hey, hey.

- Hey, we're not done yet. We're not done yet.

Come on.

- No big deal.

- Come on, come on.

I don't have time for this shit.

- Come on.

Come here, you--

- Come on. It's not that big a deal.

- Hold--come on.

Take this thing off.

- Shit.

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- Back in your showers. Shit.

- This is gonna be a problem.

- Pendejo!

- Hey, stop!

Come here! Get over here!

- Come here!

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- Which one of you little bastards lit a fire?

- Who did this? Who did it? Huh?

- In there? He's in there?

- No muevan. No muevan. - No se muevan.

- Get him! Get him! Get him!

- Let's go.

- Hmm.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Oscar Fernández.

Oscar Fernández?

- Let's go.

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- Huh?

- Wait, what is this?

- This is his notice to appear in court,

and these--these are the forms to apply for asylum.

- Okay...

- Oscar's belongings.

- No, no, no, no, no.

- Gracias.

- How is he su--

- Okay.

- He is now in the custody of Mr. Fernández and free to go.

- Oscar.

- No.

- Okay.

- Hey. - Hey.

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Whew.

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- Hey.

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Oscar.

- Mm-hmm.

Bueno.

Okay.

Hmm?

- Ah, aha.

Okay.

Mm.

Fuck me.

Hey.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

- We got one of the relatives at the courthouse.

- When?

- This morning. - Shit.

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- Your Honor, on behalf of my client,

I'd just like to thank you very much for your time today

and for seeing us in a timely manner.

- Case number 264-499-826, you are dismissed.

- Gracias.

- File number 264-499-838.

Again, file number 264-499-838. Oscar Fernández.

- Oscar Fernández, correct?

Let's proceed.

File number 264-499-838,

is it true that your name is Oscar Fernández?

- Sí, mi nombre es Oscar Fernández.

- Yes, my name is Oscar Fernández.

- Just answer the questions with yes or no, please.

- Do you understand?

- Sí. - Yes.

- Are you prepared and willing to proceed

with this hearing without counsel?

- Sí. - Yes.

- The court notes that the respondent has chosen

to proceed, thereby waiving their right to counsel.

Oscar Fernández, you are now under oath.

First, are there any documents that you wish to present

to the court here to support your case?

- Sí. - Yes.

- Thank you.

Is there anything the government wishes to enter?

- No, Your Honor.

- Oscar, is it true that you were born in Honduras

and that you are not a citizen of the United States?

- Sí. - Yes.

- Is it true that you illegally entered

the United States on May 10th of this year?

- Sí. - Yes.

- You reported that you had an uncle,

Manuel Fernández.

You are currently in his custody.

Is that correct?

- Sí. - Yes.

- Noted. Let's proceed, Oscar.

Why did you choose to enter the country illegally?

- Honduras is very dangerous. - Why is it dangerous?

- Bad people.

- When you say "bad people,"

am I to infer criminal gangs?

Can we make a note that the defendant nods?

You have to answer the questions yes or no.

- Sí.

- So your fear of these gangs is the reason you think

you should be allowed to stay in the United States.

- Sí. - Yes.

- Did they ever threaten you?

- They put a gun to my head

and they told me

that I had to join the gang or they would kill me.

- Noted. And did you join the gang?

- Sí. - Yes.

- And did you subsequently take part

in any criminal activity?

- They forced me.

- What type of criminal activities

did you witness during your time with the gang, Oscar?

- Several things.

- What things specifically?

- They would steal things.

- Did you see or participate in any acts of violence?

- Please answer the question.

- I saw how they shot a boy.

- You witnessed the gang murder a boy?

- They don't care.

- They shot a boy from my school.

They left him there laying in the street.

- His family couldn't even take him that day.

- They just left him there in the street.

- And where were you when they shot this boy?

Oscar, did you participate in any way

in the death of this boy?

- Did they force you to do something, Oscar?

- I will ask you one more time to answer the question.

- Answer the question!

Put your earphones back on immediately.

- Put your headphones back on now.

- Oscar, answer the question, please.

- Oscar?

Oscar, I understand why you're afraid to go back to Honduras

and why you came here.

But tragically, gang violence is very widespread

throughout your country.

- I cannot give you asylum in the United States.

- But since you're under the supervision

of Manuel Fernández,

you will receive notification by mail.

- Okay, okay.

No, no, no, no.

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Hey.

Fuck me.

- Fuck me.

- No, no.

- Shh.

Ah.

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