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6. I stand by my statement. This is incompetency and utter stupidity

Reply to Maine_Nurse (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 5, 2012, 11:26 AM

Jan 2012

I expect a hell of a lot more out of those law enforcement officials than I do a 15 year old kid in handling something of this magnitude.

From the article:

There are still many unanswered questions about how an African-American girl who speaks no Spanish is mistaken for a foreign national. Immigration officials are investigating and released a statement late Tuesday.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/Dallas-Teen-Is--Mistakenly-Deported--136626533.html

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Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly deported [View all] boston bean Jan 2012 OP

People need to be fired, named and shamed. This is a severe travesty of justice. think Jan 2012 #1

More to the story. Still a problem, but... Maine_Nurse Jan 2012 #5

I stand by my statement. This is incompetency and utter stupidity think Jan 2012 #6

Not a very bright lady surfdog Jan 2012 #2

Not a very bright kid. bitchkitty Jan 2012 #3

How do you know what she did and didn't say? jberryhill Jan 2012 #4