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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

U.S. Customs and Border Protection service, Again.

Reportedly; A Texas-born U.S. citizen who was detained, questioned and deported to Matamoros, Mexico, in the middle of the night has been allowed to re-enter the United States, ending a nearly three-month ordeal. Luis Alberto Delgado, 19, was carrying his valid American birth certificate, valid Social Security card and valid Texas ID when he was pulled over in a routine traffic stop on June 17, according to Houston immigration lawyer Isaias Torres, who represented him in his legal battle for repatriation.
A South Texas sheriff’s deputy who apparently (is the cause of the problem) and (does not think he's profiling when not believing people with poor English skills) so he assumed the documents were not authentic, even though he handles these type documents daily! (he was so wrong, and I'll let it go at that) handed Delgado over to U.S. border agents, who does not look like they did a good job in this case nor were they acting fairly and impartially in this one case. After eight hours of questioning, (yes, after eight hours of brow beating and threats of prison) Delgado felt pressured to sign a document agreeing to voluntary removal from the country and waiving his right to a lawyer. The Border Patrol then drove Delgado to Matamoros and left him, he said.
He finally able to return home this weekend. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection service said it could not comment specifically about the brow beating!
Delgado born in Houston, raised in Mexico by his mother after a divorce. he speaks remedial English, and believes he was discriminated against because of his poor language skills. reportedly the two brothers were pulled over by a deputy in Elsa, Texas, about 150 miles north of the border, for a seat~belt violation (want to bet the cop has never used his seat belt)?. When they were turned over to the border agents, Delgado’s brother was released, apparently because he had additional documentation with him -- valid registration for Selective Service and a valid receipt for a U.S. Passport application, he said.
But Delgado was questioned from about 4 p.m. until around midnight, (after eight hours you would also break down) he agreed to sign the waiver due to fear and in the mistaken belief that he would be able to return to the border city of Brownsville to solve the misunderstanding, Torres said. it's said they kept saying, not your papers. You’re lying. We will put you in prison for 20 years’,” “They wore down a 19-year-old child.” He tried to plead his case for months and was unsuccessful. An immigration lawyer took the case pro bono good for him. His mother was forced to travel 600 miles to be interviewed in support of her son.
He had proper documentation with him, issued by lawful agents of the U.S., Basically this is discrimination based on his language skills. Hes lying because he doesn’t speak English well.”
It's common now that many U.S.-born kids are now being raised in Mexico. Grand parents or single parents. Parents have deported or left because of economy.
A tort claim for negligence is in the works, against federal officials.
He lost his construction job when the government prevented him from report to work during his
three-month ordeal. Something just does not sound right in this one....

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