He returned to Baghdad where he worked, despite these threats, as a
contractor with an American company until one day he was targeted and
almost assassinated in his car. He knew at that point, with the death
threats and the assassination attempt, that he had to get out of the
country. After moving to Australia, his sister informed him about America's
special visa program, so he applied, and 2\1/2\ years later he was able
to join his family in the United States. In a call with my office just earlier today, he wanted to make it
clear that he arrived in the United States on July 3, and by August 10,
he had started his job. He remarked to my team that he couldn't
understand why anyone would think he was coming to America because it
was easy or because he wanted something.