the wait is unbearable. reporter: it s like you entered a cemetary, like you died in there. reporter: her brother is emily s client. once a doctor in cuba, her brother said he fled political persecution and presented himself at the border in texas last year. with no warning, he was moved to louisiana and then mississippi. he s been locked up for ten months while appealing for asylum after i.c.e. denied him parole. [ speaking spanish ] what would you say if you could speak to a government official? they need to check out these government centers, these i.c.e. centers, especially louisiana. you came looking for liberty because supposedly this is supposed to be the country of freedom. if you had a message for your brother, what would it be? that you re fighting for him. and you re going to keep fighting for him until he s able