Eduardo's mind is a puzzle: Since he fled a civil war in his native Guatemala more than a decade ago, he has been trying to piece it back together.
Although the war ended with a peace treaty in 1996, the battle still rages inside him. He has nightmares from a childhood witnessing government soldiers torturing and killing relatives and others in his Mayan tribe.
"I am always nervous. I do not have many friends, and I never open the door when I am alone. I think they are coming for me," said Eduardo, who is 27 and does not want his full name used because he is awaiting a response on his asylum claim.
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