We're back and ready for the next case.
Let's welcome it with this quote by American writer,
Howard Phillips Lovecraft.
It reads,
"Neither fatality nor death
can cause the same amount of suffering
as losing one's own identity.
Despite having lived in a place that's alien to me,
I'd like to recover all I've never had.
I used to have everything. Now I have nothing.
Good afternoon and welcome.
Jorge, you're suing Manuel.
Yes. You mean Miguel?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I didn't put on my... my glasses.
Right, Miguel.
Tell me who he is, why you're suing him,
and what you demand to settle this case.
Okay.
Miguel is my brother.
I want him to give me my identity back.
I also want him to leave the house my mother left me.
It rightfully belongs to me, not him.
Okay.
So tell me what happened.
Okay, ma'am.
I was born here in the US.
I was less than six months old
when my mother returned to Mexico.
At the time, she was pregnant with Miguel.
Miguel was born in Mexico.
Our father died here in the US.
He was involved in organized crime and died in a shootout.
My mother returned to Mexico in fear of retaliation.
That's why she went back to Mexico.
I was practically a baby
when my mother ended up returning to the US
and taking my papers with her, along with Miguel.
And she left you in Mexico?
She left me in Mexico.
With who?
She left my uncles in charge of me.
They raised me.
As you can understand, I wasn't really their son.
I was just someone they took in.
Right.
That's how my life was like growing up.
My life wasn't easy.
On nights they'd cook meat, I had to eat last.
On some nights, there wouldn't be any left.
I guess that's what fueled me to become someone.
I opted to get a degree.
I moved out at 17 when I went to college.
I started working and carving out a life for myself.
In Mexico, I'm known as Miguel.
That's my name.
After 30 years...
Well, I'm technically an engineer,
but the situation in Mexico is pretty rough.
I took a job at a restaurant as a bartender.
That's where I saw an estranged uncle of mine.
I mean, I'd see him every now and then, but that's it.
When he saw the situation I was in,
he had a bout of compassion and said,
"What are you doing here, kiddo?"
You're an American. Go demand your rights.
You can start a life there."
I didn't believe him at first...
but he did make me start questioning things.
I went to the border for the first time.
The border between the US and Mexico.
I wanted to cross over as an American.
I was detained and told I couldn't just show up
demanding to cross the border.
I went back home feeling upset and let down.
I started asking people in my family about my past.
"If I'm American, where was I born?"
"Who's my father?"
Once they noticed how insistent I was,
they started answering me.
"You were born in Texas."
They even told me my father's name
and the hospital I was born in.
Armed with that information, I went back to the border
and insisted entry into the US as an American citizen.
They noticed how determined I was and...
They paid more attention to the situation at hand.
Exactly.
Did they investigate?
Yes, they did.
That's how they came across some information
regarding my true identity.
They said my name really was Jorge Soliz.
And I'm sure they were able to match your fingerprints
with your birth certificate.
That's right.
In fact, I brought evidence of it.
They took my fingerprints and my footprints.
That's how they managed to confirm
that I was born in the US.
That you are Jorge Soliz.
That's right.
Okay.
Perfect.
So you were allowed into the US.
Yes.
I included my brother's birth certificate as well.
Your brother's Mexican birth certificate.
That's right.
Okay, understood.
So you managed to enter into the United States.
Then what did you do?
The first thing I did was get an ID.
Once I began recovering my identity,
I noticed that I had traffic violation tickets,
over-drafted bank accounts, maxed out credit cards...
I didn't have a hand in any of that.
Right.
This man basically contributed to my poor record.
I have to start from scratch.
Not even from scratch.
I have to start from the negatives!
Okay. Understood.
First of all, ma'am, I'd like you to see this document.
Come here.
Well, this is a copy of your brother's birth certificate.
No. It's mine.
I thought I was born here.
I'm American. I barely speak Spanish.
I only recently began practicing my Spanish.
I was raised here since childhood.
My mom raised me here.
I ended up in gangs
and going down the wrong path in life.
That got me into trouble, you know.
So you have a criminal record,
because you've been arrested before, right?
Yes.
You have credit issues, which your brother is now facing.
What else?
Well, I'm trying to fix my life.
I was in the army...
When I quit the gang life, I enrolled in the army.
I was deployed to Afghanistan.
When I got back, I met my wife and started changing my life.
Okay.
I've lived out my entire life under the name of Jorge Soliz.
What do you do now?
Tattoos.
You're a tattoo artist?
Yes, a professional tattoo artist.
Did you own your own business?
Yes.
And you're married?
Yes.
Is your wife undocumented?
Yeah, she doesn't have her papers.
Did she file for residency, though?
Yes.
She should be granted residency through you.
Right.
Although you are actually him...
That's right, ma'am.
That's not my fault, ma'am.
I understand that.
Given the situation, I don't want to lose what I have.
I can't give up my job, my wife, and my son.
What do I do? Where can I go?
I understand you're in a complicated situation.
I don't want to put him in a tight spot, but...
-I understand. -I need to fend for myself.
No doubt about that.
At the end of the day, you are Jorge Soliz.
Did either of you bring a witness?
-I did. -Me too.
So you both bOver here, sir.
Good afternoon, sir.
What's your name?
Hector.
I'm their uncle.
So you're their uncle. On their mother's side?
Exactly.
Okay.
I took a trip to Mexico
and came across my nephew working in awful conditions.
He deserves better than that.
He shouldn't be working at some dive.
So you told him the truth.
I told him the family secret,
since it kind of was a family secret.
He heard me out as I told him the whole story.
I told him to go to the US.
-Do you live here in the States? -Yes.
Let me ask you a question. It's driving me nuts.
Why'd your sister bring Miguel over
and abandon Jorge in Mexico?
Because he was older, so she felt she could leave him.
He was still nursing at the time,
so she brought him along since Jorge could eat on his own.
Okay. Anything else?
Now that he's here, I'd like for him to do well for himself.
Him too.
-Yes, of course. -We want you both to fare well.
None of this is their fault.
I agree with you.
They're just victims of their mother's mishap.
Of her little secret.
She passed away already, though.
Yes, she did.
We can't do much about it now.
Bring out the defendant's witness.
Well...
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
What's your name?
Nelida.
Who are you?
I'm the defendant's wife.
Okay. Well?
I met him as Jorge Soliz.
We have a son together.
Thanks to him, I managed to get my papers.
If we both get deported, what's going to happen to our son?
Well, your son was born in the US.
Right, so he'd stay and we'd be sent to Mexico.
If you get deported, you can always take your son with you.
No one's going to prevent you from doing so.
However, you would be facing
a very different economic situation
than you would here.
I know.
Things are complicated.
Let's talk to Attorney Angel Leal
and find out if there's a miracle that can happen.
Good afternoon, ma'am.
People sure do strange things when they're desperate.
They sure do, ma'am.
Perhaps they mean well, perhaps they don't.
I wouldn't know how to categorize or define
their mother's actions.
This man's going to recover his identity.
Yes.
He's going to deal with whatever he has to deal with...
and eventually establish his true identity here.
Right.
What's going to happen to him?
Well, unless his mother or father transmitted citizenship
automatically upon birth...
which I don't think happened,
because Miguel's birth certificate
states that both parents were born in Mexico.
That means he's technically considered an immigrant.
From Jorge's wife's point of view,
his residency can be "rescued."
His situation isn't the product of fraud.
He didn't know this was going on.
Therefore, I think her residency can be defended
using a specific pardon that's used for these sorts of cases
where fraud was committed unknowingly.
With regards to Jorge,
I think his military service should be taken into account.
I agree.
Since he was in the military,
I believe a congressman must get involved
in order to introduce some kind of legislation
in order to let him stay in the country.
It could be said that he's earned his right to stay
through his military service.
He does have a past criminal record, though.
Now, that record was established
prior to his serving in the military.
He's kept a clean record
ever since he came back from the military.
-That's how I see it. -It could balance things out.
That's right.
I hope this will reach the congressional level,
because it will require a congressman
to take charge of the situation.
Otherwise, I think we can meet
with an Immigration special agent
to explain the situation at hand.
He's just a victim.
At the very least,
I think he'll be granted deferred access,
which is basically a job permit.
I think that's the best route to take.
Okay, so there is a chance at hope here.
Yes.
I want them both to stay,
because it's only fair that they stay in the US.
Okay?
So now you know. There's a chance.
You have to work hard in order to achieve it,
but there is a chance your life will remain as it was.
Now I have to make a decision regarding the house.
I think it's only fair for you to share the house.
It'd be fair if he got to live in the house
for the same time span you have.
He deserves that chance.
Once he's lived there for the same amount of time you have,
the house can be appraised and sold.
Then you can split the earnings and buy your own homes.
The problem is, by taking back Jorge's identity,
I'd also be taking on his debts.
I need to pay off those debts and clear my record.
You don't need to pay them off, he does.
I order you to do that as soon as possible.
It's only right.
My ruling on the house still stands.
You're to live there for the same amount of time he has.
After that time period is up, you're to sell the house.
I hope you two manage to strike up some kind of friendship.
It's only fair.
At the end of the day, you're brothers.
You share the same blood.
Right?
You both became victims of your mother's poor decisions.
It'd be nice if you could stick together as brothers.
That'd be great.
I wish you the best of luck.
It's final. Case closed!
Be kind, be careful, get educated...
Figure out where you were born. You never know.
Give respect to earn respect, and may God bless us all.
See you next time. Thanks for watching.
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