hoping for asylum are flown to mexico a country where it s easier to maneuver. even if your papers are not in order. after that, the final barrier, getting in to the promised land. america. one person we followed through the process was this man. last year he was living in northern iraqi city with an ancient christian tradition. in september, isis stormed in. translator: yes a lot of them. i saw a lot of christians get killed. i was so nervous to save my kids my life. i left everything behind. he fled iraq but with little cash and no job, he didn t know what to do. luckily, his brother-in-law who lived in san diego had a connection. mark. translator: my brother-in-law told me mark will help you. and he is still helping me. he and his family flew via europe into mexico city and then
mexico a country where it s easier to maneuver. even if your papers are not in order. after that, the final barrier, getting in to the promised land. america. one person we followed through the process was this man. last year he was living in northern iraqi city with an ancient christian tradition. in september, isis stormed in. translator: yes a lot of them. i saw a lot of christians get killed. i was so nervous to save my kids my life. i left everything behind. he fled iraq but with little cash and no job, he didn t know what to do. luckily, his brother-in-law who lived in san diego had a connection. mark. translator: my brother-in-law told me mark will help you. and he is still helping me. he and his family flew via europe into mexico city and then to tijuana.
hoping for asylum are flown to mexico a country where it s easier to maneuver. even if your papers are not in order. after that, the final barrier, getting in to the promised land. america. one person we followed through the process was this man. last year he was living in northern iraqi city with an ancient christian tradition. in september, isis stormed in. translator: yes a lot of them. i saw a lot of christians get killed. i was so nervous to save my kids my life. i left everything behind. he fled iraq but with little cash and no job, he didn t know what to do. luckily, his brother-in-law who lived in san diego had a connection. mark. translator: my brother-in-law told me mark will help you. and he is still helping me. he and his family flew via europe into mexico city and then
hoping for asylum are flown to mexico a country where it s easier to maneuver. even if your papers are not in order. after that, the final barrier, getting in to the promised land. america. one person we followed through the process was this man. last year he was living in northern iraqi city with an ancient christian tradition. in september, isis stormed in. translator: yes a lot of them. i saw a lot of christians get killed. i was so nervous to save my kids my life. i left everything behind. he fled iraq but with little cash and no job, he didn t know what to do. luckily, his brother-in-law who lived in san diego had a connection. mark. translator: my brother-in-law told me mark will help you. and he is still helping me. he and his family flew via europe into mexico city and then to tijuana.
fifth day in a push. the northern iraqi city is the hometown of former dictateor saddam hussein and it s a required winning step towards winning back isis held mosul further north. iraqi forces claim they are making gains and they are getting some help along the way. ben got within just a few kilometers of the frontd lines. tikrit is the target. heavy rounds fired into a city now the focus of iraq s biggest yet offensive against isis. the group overran the city last june. there are no signs of life there. many have already fled. we re at a base just two miles.