Why would the US Department of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) issue a work permit, year after year, then wait more than twenty-two years before imposing the consequences on an old deportation order is the inexplicable question behind the title of this novel, Why Me America, Why Me?

This story follows the life of Nyama Bernice Bryant during her youth in Liberia; the kick-off of a civil war that claimed the lives of more than 30,000; and her subsequent journey to freedom in America.

For more than twenty-four years, Nyama serves as an upstanding and productive member of Ohio. All the while, she wants nothing more than to obtain her permanent residence status (green card) in America, the country that provided a safe haven from the horrendous war crimes taking place in her native country.

Responding to an appointment to interview for her green card, Nyama’s world comes crashing down as she is forced to suffer the consequences of violating an immigration law. This ordeal was featured on the front page of the Columbus Dispatch. Will Nyama’s lawyer find a loophole to save her from being deported, or must she endure the pain of being separated from her children and her beloved husband? The answer to these questions are revealed in this heartfelt novel, Why Me America, Why Me.