Iraqi Came to the U.S. for Safety. Private Prison Brutalized Him, Wife Claims
WELCOME TO AMERICA
Members of an Iraqi family turned themselves in at the U.S. border, seeking asylum. He ended up on hunger strike protesting his captivity while his wife fled to Canada.
DALLAS—The last time Safaa Al Shakarchi was in his native Iraq, his wife said someone put a bullet in an envelope and left it on his car—a not-at-all subtle message that it was time for him to leave.
