Joe Lekarowicz (pseudonym) has taught Applied Linguistics at universities in The Netherlands, Germany, Cameroon, Turkey and prior to his deportation, the United States of America. At the time he was arrested and detained at the El Paso Service Processing Center – “a temporary detention center for approximately 800 detainees who are waiting for their immigration status to be determined or who are awaiting repatriation” (cf. http://www.ice.gov/pi/ dro/facilities/elpaso.htm) – he was employed by Portland State University, USA and held a valid working visa. He is now working at King’s College London, UK and can be reached at toumaii@gmx.net. Joe is in contact with his friend Bush, who has been deported to Jamaica.
