Khalid Shudooh was a football player and honor student who had lived in the U.S. since he was four and his family moved from Jordan.
But when his father fell on tough times and left the country, Khalid lost his visa. He stayed in the U.S., the only country he'd ever known, supporting himself and going to high school.
His freshman year of college, U.S. marshals came to his house and arrested him. He was thrown into prison with drug dealers and thieves.
With his bail set at $250,000 and his family overseas, Khalid didn't have many options.
Khalid Shudooh was born in Jordan. When he was 4, his father accepted a scholarship at the University of Wisconsin, and the entire family moved.
Khalid adapted quickly and pretty soon couldn't even remember his native Arabic. He's seen here in kindergarten.
Khalid said he's felt like an American for as long as he could remember. When he visited Jordan as a kid, he said he felt out-of-place.
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