dave pierre had been living in the u.s.or more than a decade we went to pay a traffic fine in 2009 and was arrested for illegally entering the country. he was first sent to prison and then placed in immigrant detention, or he spent the next three years seeking his release and fighting his deportation. he wrote letters to anyone who would listen, including democracy now! for documenting in 1144 days he spent detention centers in county jails from alabama to pennsylvania. >> been on october 25, just two weeks ago, dave pierre was suddenly told he was free to go. this came after a fellow immigrant from antigua, 35-year- carlos, committed suicide at the york county jail in pennsylvania where there are both being held, along with about 900 other immigrants. after many calls in the past year to our producer renÉe feltz come on tuesday, dave pierre joined democracy now! in person, talking about how his newfound freedom may be related to his villa detainee suicide. we're also joined by abraham paulos, the executive director for fam