Passport to Hell

In the meantime, Hasan has found another job, tutoring at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Last week, he was relieved to learn that his INS hearing has been put off until late January. Guillermo Suarez, his immigration lawyer, says that under normal circumstances, Hasan's would be an easy case to win, but "in terms of the general atmosphere of hysteria about young Arab men, I think it's going to be a tough case." Though Hasan says he may be killed if forced to return to Kuwait, he is not discouraged. "I am always optimistic. Everything happens for a reason."