Hello. This is Son who is volunteering in APFS.
Today, I went to immigration authorities in Shinagawa with Mr. Kato, the representative of APFS. I was so nervous the day before visiting here because it was first time to visit immigration authorities and have interviews with the detainees. There is the detention center on the overhead of the high building. I heard about the detention center that once they are taken in, they can’t go outside and act freely; so I experienced a feeling of strangeness that it exists in our usual life. The detainees whom I met have been in Japan for about 20 years, and they’ve never committed a crime except overstay. Taking arrested is an extraordinary experience for me, but they always live their life with the fear of taking arrested. Their sufferings are beyond my imagination and too much to bear. I strongly thought that I wish I would visit the detention center by myself and support as many people as I can.
