FAIQ MEDRAJ

Faiq came to the United States from Palestine in 1995 to find work to support his three children. He was arrested at the Myrtle Deli and Grocery, where he worked behind the deli counter. The police found postcards of the World Trade Center displayed in his deli case. Faiq was detained for more than three months. Faiq now works at a gourmet deli in Manhattan's East Village. He sends nearly all his earnings to his children in the Middle East. He is awaiting a court hearing for political asylum.