Trouble and unrest unleashed in our peaceful and Godly house after the war broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The day was wednsday in the month of December of 1998. Two armed woyane military people one a lady and the other a man knocked our house around 5 o'clock in the morning.  We were already informed that to prepare for the deportation two weeks earlier than that day. The two government military men wearing a military drap cloth showing their military soldiers(polices). My daughter Alemtsehay Haddis opened the the door.  They told us that they were sent . They asked us where Haddis was they wanted to take him with them and asked us to be relaxed and cooldown so that we won't be anxious. And prepare the lagage and medicine and some dry food that he can carry with him. Since we were prepared already in case we prepared the medicine and some food stuff that he can carry with him while he was taking a shower. When he was done they took him to the concentration camp inside the wereda 13 where peoples were gathered from all over the place in that district. we used to take him food and some food to the wereda 13 concentration camp inside the countys office. I saw hin in wendnsday and thursday . Early in the morning of Friday I went to take him food and some medicine and went to encourage him. They were already taken . We met the officials telling us that they just left. 

Peoples were coming all across the corners to encourage and comfort us.

We were taken to place in town where all the buses from different weredas were gathered and we were travelling in a caravan. We slept inside an elementary school one day and we were travelling most of the time during night , the windows being closed by curtains. So that we might not see what is going on in the way like the Military camp and the logistic behind. They were afraid of us being spies and transmit whatever we see to our brothers and sisters after we barked in our land Eritrea. After we drove almost three days we arrived in Bure near Assab where the two military forces were confronting with a nomassland buffer zone of almost two killometers. We walked those areas and welcomed by the Eritrean government troops. And we were made to stay in different hotels and places for the first two weeks in Assab and Then we were transported to Asmara.

We were given Aid and 2000 nakfa for survival for the first time and we were transported and all of us Everybody went to its respective places. I went to my sisters house and lodged for a room. I am surviving by whatever my daughter is sending me from Sanna Yemen. Somedays I used to do some retail business of buying and selling some stuffs but now I am surviving from whatever money my daughter is sending me from Sanaa, Yemen. 

Eventhough our reception and the people hospitality was very good at the time of our deportation. We couldn't get used(assimiliate) to the culture of the society smoothly even till to this day.   Rejection and hatrade is revealed in all of the deportees giving us names so called Amche and couldn't mingle with the culture of the society, espwcially me becausse I never voted for the Eritrean Independence. The Eritrean people and government is showing me all kind of hatrade and rejection because I didn't voted for the Eritrean Independence . So we who were deported from Ethiopia were gathered and living together . And spend our times talking and chatting to each other because the culture couldn't welcome us and was not inviting. It was tougher to mix with the rest of the population and still is. Our way of life style and theirs couln't much smoothly . That is why I only have friends and mix with those who were deported from Ethiopia like me.

When we arrive first in the Land we were given a green card showing that we were deported from Ethiopia. We at first used the card to receive some relief aid and money from the government but after that since It was not necessary I was not usually using it. I kept it some where . Where Robel told me to get him a copy of that document I tried to find it everywhere and couldn't locate where I put it or where I lost it . So I made a thorow search and couldn't find it for him. So since this document might help him pursue his asylum application inside the US , I applied to the government to give me a replacement. I am waiting for a replacement to arrive soon . So when I get it I will mail it to him right away.