Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials

[Hellbilly]

Winooski schools superintendent Wilmer Chavarria was detained by immigration agents and questioned over the course of five hours on his way home Monday from a routine visit to Nicaragua with his husband.

Chavarria, who grew up in Nicaragua and has been a U.S. citizen since 2018, told Seven Days that immigration officials seized his phone and computer, separated him from his husband, and prevented him from speaking to anyone he requested to contact.

“They falsely stated that I, a U.S. citizen, have no Constitutional rights at a point of entry, and officers became increasingly agitated as I continued to assert my rights regardless,” Chavarria wrote in an email informing school district leaders about the incident.

Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials | Seven Days

Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.

m.sevendaysvt.com

A U. S. Citizen has no rights?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Winooski Superintendent Detained, Questioned by Border Officials | Seven Days

Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was questioned for hours at a Houston airport as he returned from a visit to Nicaragua with his husband.

m.sevendaysvt.com

A U. S. Citizen has no rights?

That's what the courts have ruled when you're at the border, more or less.

 

[whitehall]

Ever been "detained" during a traffic violation? Quit whining about some poor gay guy who was separated from his "husband" (and released) during a legitimate investigation by immigration authorities. .

 

[Hellbilly]

Ever been "detained" during a traffic violation?

Not for 5 hours

 

[Hellbilly]

Quit whining about some poor gay guy who was separated from his "husband" (and released) during a legitimate investigation by immigration authorities. .

The fact that he is gay is irrelevant.
He is an American citizen.

 

[1srelluc]

So he had to wait for his buggery for five hours, big deal.