***Breaking*** 3 hikers from Mexico detained in US when they cross border

[The Straight Story]

No link yet, happens everyday though. Not sure why when it happens in Iran it is all over the TV though.....

Oh wait, here is a link:

Man Mistaken For Illegal Immigrant, Held in Jail for 13 Months

Being a U.S. citizen and son of a decorated Vietnam veteran, Hector Veloz never expected to find himself captive in an ICE jail. But that's exactly what happened when immigration officials mistook him for an illegal immigrant and threw him into an Arizona jail cell for 13 months starting in 2007.

"It was a nightmare," Veloz, 37, told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Veloz was born in Mexico because his mother moved there to stay with relatives while his father, a U.S. citizen, was abroad fighting in the Vietnam war. He and his mother returned to the U.S. when his father came home and have lived there ever since. Veloz was automatically a citizen at birth, though his parents never obtained his certificate of citizenship.

In 2006, Veloz was convicted of receiving stolen property after purchasing a car that had been stolen. He served eight months and was about to be released when he was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

After being detained by ICE for nine months, on top of the time he served for his crime, Veloz was finally granted a hearing in which a judge determined he was a citizen. But immigration authorities appealed the decision, and Veloz was detained for five more months before he found the necessary legal help and a judge dismissed his case.

http://admin-www.latina.com/lifestyle/news-politics/man-mistaken-illegal-immigrant-held-jail-13-months

[ccharles000]

1. k/r

[timeforpeace]

8. Same 3 hikers that got arrested in Iran? Get these people off the street. Or trail, whatever.

[Renew Deal]

2. Sounds like an interesting Locked Up Abroad episode

:D

[malaise]

3. I had a similar thought when I heard of the detention

of three Americans in Iran. Why are they so special when this happens to people on the US borders daily.

Nice post.

[The Straight Story]

9. Yeah, I just don't get it. Probably happens all over the place

Seems like Iran is on the media radar...

[pampango]

4. Must a be Mexican spy. Who else would go hiking in that area?

;)

[Heidi]

5. Well, you just can't be too careful, ya know.

:sarcasm:

[stray cat]

6. Cross over to Iran and you can blog about what you find - if they let you have a computer

[John Q. Citizen]

7. I can see why you thought of Iran when you read this.