"That's double-bunking with convicted murderers or rapists; often there's a lot of gang members involved, and asylum seekers are people who've come here looking for safety," he told Newshub. An asylum seeker Newshub spoke to says he came to New Zealand at the age of 20 on a fake passport, having fled war in his country. He claimed asylum and was detained. "I was crying day and night - I didn't know what to do," he told Newshub. He did not want to be identified, saying he's afraid his family back home will be harmed if he is. "It was very stressful thinking... it affects me a lot during that time I was there."