`` I never used to do that in my country , '' he says , `` because it was kind of dangerous there . '' Masked men covered him in gas and set him on fire in 2007 in Baghdad . He has undergone extensive facial reconstruction and counseling in Iraq . Reality of immigrant status in U.S. has sunk in for family . Youssif says he hopes to become a doctor to help others one day .
Masked men covered him in gas and set him on fire in 2007 in Baghdad . He has undergone extensive facial reconstruction and counseling in Iraq . Reality of immigrant status in U.S. has sunk in for family . Youssif says he hopes to become a doctor to help others one day .