The Joe's story - 240710

Joe called again tonight. Payah aku lekapkan phone kat telinga aku sebab line tak clear sangat. So, ni quick update.

On Friday, ada officer dari Buffalo Court datang jumpa Joe. He said something like Joe could go out of the detention center kalau dia boleh letak bail (or bond) of USD5000. Then, he could hire a lawyer to represent him. In this case, he could prolong his stay in US, taking sweet time laa by keep on postponing hearing date, etc.

Tapi Joe cakap kat officer tu yang dia dah decided nak balik Malaysia walaupun sebenarnya Joe kata, banyak tu nak bayar USD5000 walaupun boleh dapat balik duit tu. Lepas tu Joe fikir, nanti dah keluar dari situ, dia nak kena cari tempat sewa lagi lah, nak cari kerja lagi...

Lepas Joe cakap macam tu, tah macam mana aku tak berapa dengar, terus dia kena pack-up barang dia, dia kena pindah ke unit lain (within the same detention center) dan dia kena pakai uniform biru pulak (dulu pakai orange). Biru ni kalau betul pendengaran aku (dan aku ada research sikit tadi) represents detainees with lowest risk/criminal record and non-violent felonies lah. Dan Joe cakap, blue uniform also mean they're ready for deportation.

Pastu Joe macam sedih laa sebab dia dah terpisah dari kawan-kawan lama dia kat unit lama. Tapi they can still see each other from their respective building. Joe cakap, dia siap gi jogging tadi semata-mata nak tengok kawan-kawan lama dia. Siap lambai-lambai bila nampak diorang. Adehhhh.... aku cakap takpelah, cari kawan baru. Sementara nak dapat kawan baru tu, bacalah Quran banyak-banyak. Heheheh...

Dan seperti biasalah, waktu Joe masuk situ hari tu, kena sorak lah kan? Hahaha... Cuma kat unit baru ni, detainees kat situ tak lama, they stay in very short term. Sebab masing-masing dah ready for deportation.

The hearing in early August is still on. Keputusannya kita tunggulah nanti, ye. Ok, sekian saya yang melaporkan.