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Pedro Guzman: Deportation of a U.S. Citizen

Characters- Narrator- Yesenia Pedro- Jose Immigration official- Jorge Secretary- Yesenia

Scene 1- Pedro is in Jail and he is being asked about his status as an immigrant in the U.S. He has to sign a document for a voluntary deportation. He signs it even though he doesn’t know what it is. Then he begins to be deported to mexico.

Immigration- Hey, Guzman, out the cell. We need to ask you a few things.

Pedro- Ok Narrator- Pedro is in jail serving 120 days, but is being set free after only 20 days, but may soon be deported. ( bob and Jorge….. Take pedro down “hallway” to secretary desk.)

Secretary- Hi, Pedro, can I ask you a few questions/

Pedro- yes

Immigration- Where were you born?

Pedro- Mexico

Immigration- Do you have documentation?

Pedro- que?

Immigration- Do you speak any English?

Pedro- no, I don’t, what you want

Secretary- ok Pedro I’m going to need you to signs these paper for m

Pedro- yes, ok

(signs papers)

Immigration- Ok Pedro, time to send you back home where you belong! (handcuffs pedro)

Scene 2- Pedro is being set free in Tijuana and he has no idea what is going on. Immigration officer- Jorge Pedro- Jose Narrarator- Yesenia Pascual- Jorge Immigration- Ok Pedro, don’t ever come back, we don’t want you here. (shoves pedro across border)

Pedro starts to walk around and try to find out what’s going on around him. He is hungry and tired, and night time falls. He falls asleep behind some dumpsters and waits for tomorrow to begin. Walks up to random filthy Mexican

Pedro- Senor, le puedo preguntar algo?

Pascual- Orale, que pasa guey!?

Pedro- Donde estoy?

Pascual- que? estas loco?

Pedro- No, es que me deportaron, no se nada senor

Pascual- Esta en drogas o que guey? estas en tijuana!

Pedro- que!?!? quiero mi familia!

Pascual- y quien no? orale pues ya me voy, si quieres algo, me buscas. preguntas por pascual.

Pedro- gracias amigo

YESENIA TRANSLATES.

Pedro walks to a man named pascual and asks him where he is. pascual responds with are you crazy or a drug addict? you are in tijuana. Pedro becomes shocked and scared, and says he wants to be with his family.

Pedro thanks pascual, and goes looking for food because he hasn't eaten in two days since his ordeal began and he has no money. time to look for food the old school way.

Digging for food

Pedro- Ay, tengo hambre......... Wow que es esto?

YESENIA- pedro has just found everybodys favorite box of cereal, LUCKY CHARMS.

Pedro- MMMM, que bueno, nunca ah tenido esto en la casa!

pedro eats and then begins to walk around. He stumbles upon the border and is approached by officials

Immigration- What do you want?

Pedro- Casa, Familia.....

Immigration- Your insane, go away

(pedro walks towards river and showers)

YESENIA- life was like this for 88 days for pedro. He actually ate out of garbage cans looking for food, and bathed in rivers when possible. It didn't get any easier and soon he was detained at the border when his family had created a bigger scene by going down to look for him and asking the government for help

(pedro walks toward border patrol in calexico).

Immigration- Hey, they have been looking for someone close to your description.

Pedro- que? (88 days has gotten to him mentally)

Immigration- come with me, you are under arrest.

Scene 3 Judge- Yesenia Pedro- Jose

Lawyer- Jorge

Pedro walks in with handcuffs accompanied by his lawyer.

Judge- court is in session. case number 1379, Pedro Guzman

Lawyer- Your honor, we are here today to ask that my client be released to his family after this whole ordeal. He has been wrongly deported and need mental help and medical attention.

Judge- well, after reviewing this mans file, the court will release Pedro Guzman on the order that he does not leave the country until probation is met.

Lawyer- thank you your honor, my client will follow by your regulations.

Judge- court dismissed.

YESENIA- Pedro went home with family and soon the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) filed to go to court against ICE so that they could get to the bottom of this. Pedro was deported and he was a citizen, so something must have been done wrong. ICE refuses to admit responsibility or anything close to it and states that they did everything correctly.