Citizenship and Immigration committee  About the numbers in 2009, as you know, there has been increased violence in Mexico since 2007. The numbers having been rising during this war, and a lot of people have been affected by this violence. I can't speak about whether or not there were bogus claims in 2009, but you can see the numbers increasing in Mexico due to increasing violence from this war.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. When I had my first hearing I was denied. I brought a lot of evidence of my work, the threats I received, and all the information I had, but I felt that nobody saw that. Nobody checked the case. We have to have our cases seen as particular cases. I was being treated like I was just another Mexican, like I could go back and my life would not be at risk because Mexico is a tourist place; it's a place we trade with.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My name is Gustavo Gutierrez. I come from Mexico. I have a bachelor's degree in psychology and recognized training from the FBI, the New Mexico police department, and the El Paso police department. I was in Juarez city working as a homicide detective. Now it is known as murder city.