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Nevada airport files federal complaint over treatment of Mexican teenager | Nevada airport files federal complaint over treatment of Mexican teenager |
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Reno-Tahoe international airport has filed a complaint with US customs officials over the treatment of a 15-year-old Mexican girl who allegedly was detained for hours without a chance to contact her family. | Reno-Tahoe international airport has filed a complaint with US customs officials over the treatment of a 15-year-old Mexican girl who allegedly was detained for hours without a chance to contact her family. |
Airport officials say the girl was questioned for five hours last month after she flew to Reno from Guadalajara, Mexico. | Airport officials say the girl was questioned for five hours last month after she flew to Reno from Guadalajara, Mexico. |
US Customs and Border Protection officials told the Reno Gazette-Journal she was pulled aside during processing because she had overstayed her travel visa by 11 days during a previous visit. | US Customs and Border Protection officials told the Reno Gazette-Journal she was pulled aside during processing because she had overstayed her travel visa by 11 days during a previous visit. |
The girl says the customs agents told her that her visa was canceled and she was going to be deported. | The girl says the customs agents told her that her visa was canceled and she was going to be deported. |
The airport authority president, Andy Wirth, said such behavior should not be tolerated. | |
Wirth said they filed a formal complaint 16 December. He says they have received a number of similar complaints in recent months. |
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