>> yes. >> reporter: 21-year-old arfat erkin came to the u.s. three years ago to get a university education. but gradually, his parents stopped sending tuition money and stopped calling him. then last september, then last september he made this on youtube. >> my father is in prison and my mom is in concentration camp. >> if both of your parents are detained who is taking care of your 10-year-old brother? >> i don't know. >> if you could say something to your parents right now, what would you say? >> i hope they're just alive. >> afraid to go home, arfat has since been granted asylum in the u.s. >> they're terrified because they doesn't know what to do. they don't necessarily want to declare asylum in the united states because that reflects badly on their family but they also have been getting messages from the region that they shouldn't come back because they