The period at the end of that sentence is the heaviest thing she has ever held. She stares at it. A tiny black circle. And inside that circle: deportation. Or detention. Or disappearance. She doesn’t know which. The SOR doesn’t say. The SOR never says.
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If you meant a different SOR, let me know and I’ll adjust it. The manila folder is thin. Deceptively thin. Inside: a single sheet of paper, stapled once at the top-left corner. STATEMENT OF REASONS – CASE #407-91. The period at the end of that sentence
She underlines indicate . Lawyers love that word. It sounds like science. But she’s read the footnote. The report is from 2019. The massacre was in 2021. The applicant fled in 2022. The SOR doesn’t mention the gap. The SOR never mentions the gap. And inside that circle: deportation