Police officer, cardiologist, former political prisoner - no matter what you used to be, you're reduced to nothing on this Mediterranean island, caught in a limbo with no exit.
An estimated 20,000 refugees and migrants are backed up here, their first staging point in a journey from Syria and elsewhere towards a new life in the West.
Despite appalling conditions - thousands are sleeping on the street - authorities have slowed the process of getting off the island by insisting on bureaucracy.
Frustration is boiling over in the 100 F heat, with no water or facilities to cool the anger.
Afghans have scuffled with Syrians, angry that the latter are getting preferential treatment due to their status as refugees from civil war.