This is a translated article from La Raza. They make it sound like it's a bad thing to check people who are about to board a plane...


Warning by reviewing documents in the O'Hare Airport

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(CHICAGO) - Officials from the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago and pro-migrant activists warned today about random revisions to detect undocumented passengers, which is performed at various airports in the United States, including O'Hare International Airport.

In a statement, the consulate reported that there has been officials of the office of Customs and Border Protection (CPB, for its acronym in English) making operational review, which identify undocumented persons.

Federal authorities apply a questionnaire about their immigration status and require them to submit a license issued in the USA Local authorities, who confiscated them, warned the consulate.

Also, the local activist Julie Santos stated that the CPB requires all American citizens to remain at the side of the waiting room, while the non-citizens must remain on the other side of the room.

The non-citizens are investigated and the information recorded on these individuals is then transferred to a central database "to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use it as they please," said Santos.

"It's another way to cause fear among the immigrant community," said activist and announced that it had scheduled a protest tomorrow at 11 am At O'Hare.

Meanwhile, the Mexican Consulate called upon to come to their offices to obtain the proper documentation to travel and that people go to the airport only with the documents they need for their travels.

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