Max Brogan (Harrison Ford Harrison Ford), who works for Los Angeles Immigration and Customs Enforcement, captures a young Mexican illegal immigrant Maria (Alice Braga Alice Braga) during a raid on a garment factory and asks him to take care of his son. Australian girl Claire (Alice Eve Alice Eve), who enters the United States on a tourist visa, has to become a short-term mistress of Los Angeles immigration staff Cole Frankel (Ray Liotta Ray Liotta) in order to get a green card and realize her Hollywood star dream, which annoys her boyfriend Gavin (Jim Sturgess Jim Sturgess). Cole's wife Dennis (Ashley Judd Ashley Judd) is dealing with a suspected terrorist deportation, and 15-year-old Muslim girl Taslima (Samobishl Summer Bishil) is arrested for sympathizing with the 9 / 11 hijackers. Meanwhile, Max's friend, policeman Hamid (Cliff Curtis Cliff C.