Abstract
Ansar Mahmood was arrested in October 2001 when someone witnessed him photographing a scenic view of a water treatment plant in Hudson, New York. Ansar’s Pakistani and Muslim looks aroused suspicion, and the observer reported him to law enforcement officers. FBI agents performed a thorough search of his house and belongings. Although they did not find anything relating to terrorism, they found that he had helped his undocumented childhood friends Yusuf (a pseudonym) and Fatima (a pseudonym) get an apartment. He had also registered their car under his name to save them car insurance expenses. Ansar had a green card, but his friends had expired visas. He never knew about their immigration status.
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Mahmood, A. (2011). Lifelong Deportation: The Punishment for Helping a Friend. In: Detained without Cause. Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230118096_3
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