Thomas Perez Jr., right, falsely confessed to killing his father, Thomas Perez Sr., after a 17-hour interrogation by Fontana police. He was released after his father showed up alive and well. (Allen J ...

Thomas Perez Jr. was hours into an interrogation by police about his missing father when they dropped some devastating news: A body had been found. Thomas Perez Sr., they told his son, was dead. The ...

Nayeri is the author of the award-winning book The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell You and Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough. She is the winner of the UNESCO City of ...