mptjelgin Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Barbaraok said: A young US Citizen, Francisco Galici, spent several weeks held in a detention camp in Texas because the agents wouldn't believe his birth certificate, his passport, his driver's license, etc. Of course, he is Latino and his mother and brother are immigrants. Also worth noting: - He was traveling in a vehicle with two other young men who "lacked legal status". - A Visitor's Visa (obtained by his mother when he was younger) tied to his fingerprints showed him as being born in Mexico. - His mother had used a fake name on his birth certificate. Now I'm not saying that his detention shouldn't be reviewed and questioned, but this is hardly an open-and-shut case of a young man with crystal clear status being detained for no reason... Quote Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 42 minutes ago, pjstough said: If I remember correctly he was in the USA, and not trying to get back in. He was stopped by CBP at a checkpoint in from the border. Quote Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, mptjelgin said: Also worth noting: - He was traveling in a vehicle with two other young men who "lacked legal status". - A Visitor's Visa (obtained by his mother when he was younger) tied to his fingerprints showed him as being born in Mexico. - His mother had used a fake name on his birth certificate. Now I'm not saying that his detention shouldn't be reviewed and questioned, but this is hardly an open-and-shut case of a young man with crystal clear status being detained for no reason... The two young men were released right away. His treatment should cause everyone who thinks it can’t happen here, to think again. Quote Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted September 6, 2019 Report Share Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Barbaraok said: The two young men were released right away. His treatment should cause everyone who thinks it can’t happen here, to think again. Not according to the article that you cited: Agents then took the brothers and another passenger into custody. They held them at the checkpoint for a day and then moved them to a CBP holding facility... Two days after they were taken into custody, Marlon, who was born in Mexico, decided to voluntarily deport so that he could tell their mother, Sanjuana Galicia, about Francisco’s situation... Quote Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 3 hours ago, 2gypsies said: Documentation needed is ONE of these: Passport, Passport Card, Enhanced Driver's License, Nexus, Sentri or Fast Program Cards https://www.visityuma.com/going-to-mexico.html It looks like he had none of those. Just a standard drivers license... Quote Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mptjelgin Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Dutch_12078 said: It looks like he had none of those. Just a standard drivers license... He wasn't crossing into the US from Mexico. He was traveling from south Texas northbound and there are a couple of CBP checkpoints along major highways (about 60 miles north of the border). So while he wasn't required to present those specific documents, the purpose of those checkpoints is to intercept illegals and contraband, and his circumstances caused him to be detained. Edited September 7, 2019 by mptjelgin Quote Mark & Teri 2021 Grand Designs Imagine 2500RL, 2019 Ford F-350 Mark & Teri's Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch_12078 Posted September 7, 2019 Report Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, mptjelgin said: He wasn't crossing into the US from Mexico. He was traveling from south Texas northbound and there are a couple of CBP checkpoints along major highways. So while he wasn't required to present those specific documents, the purpose of those checkpoints is to intercept illegals and contraband, and his circumstances caused him to be detained. Ah, I see the confusion now. I was referring to the fellow in pjstough's post about returning from Mexico without the required ID. http://www.rvnetwork.com/topic/137219-a-pleasant-border-crossing-experience/?do=findComment&comment=997359 Edited September 7, 2019 by Dutch_12078 Quote Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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