Government
Feb. 22, 2007
An Immigrant's Lost Years
In 1987, Palestinian immigrant Aiad Barakat was arrested, along with seven others, for allegedly promoting Communism. Twenty years later, he reflects on what he endured to clear his name and become a U.S. citizen.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Aiad Barakat has learned to measure time by the people and things that left his life in the 20 years since plainclothes federal agents dragged the Palestinian immigrant out of his Glendale home and placed him in deportation proceedings.
He spent time in a maximum-security detention center, fought back tears of frustration when ...
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