"I don't want to be illegal, but the whole process is very complicated"

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Customs officers at Newark Airport used a 12-year-old Polish girl as bait to capture her illegal immigrant brother, her family claimed Wednesday.

Ewelina Krzywda was held 10 hours by officers who threatened to send her to a juvenile jail in Chicago and a foster family in Texas if her brother didn't collect her in person, relatives charge.

"When they called me, I told them, 'I'm no fool'," the 28-year-old brother, Marcin Krzywda, told the Daily News. "Then I called the [Polish] consulate to tell them what was going on."

Now the government of Poland - a staunch ally of the U.S. - has filed a formal protest with Washington on behalf of the family, demanding an investigation.

"We respect the right of the U.S. to execute immigration laws but detaining minors like this is unacceptable," Marek Skulimowski, the deputy Polish consul in New York who eventually got Ewelina sprung, told the News.

John Saleh, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the agency is aware of the accusation and is preparing an official response.

"We don't use children as bait," a customs officer at Newark Airport insisted. "That's not the way we do things."

Ewelina's ordeal - first reported by the Polish-language newspaper Nowy Dziennik in Manhattan - began July 28 when she landed in New Jersey.

She was bound for a Polish-American summer camp in the Poconos and a camp worker was waiting at the airport to collect her, her father said.

"I sent her there so she could improve her English," Krzysztof Krzywda told the News by telephone from his home in Klodzko, Poland.

"She had a valid visa and she was escorted on the flight by a family friend."

Immigration officials, however, discovered a problem with the escort's visa and sent him back to Poland, the dad said.

"And I made the mistake of not putting in writing that the camp worker had permission to collect my daughter," he said.

Marcin Krzywda, who lives with family friends in Pennsylvania, said he got the first of many calls from CBP officers a short time after Ewelina was detained.

"The first call I got was from somebody named Michelle who assured me they wouldn't arrest me if I came to pick up Ewelina," he said. "I asked her why they didn't just turn her over to the lady from the summer camp and she insisted only a relative could claim Ewelina."

Marcin Krzywda said he gave the officer his dad's number.

"They called me three or four more times after that and threatened to send Ewelina to a juvenile detention facility in Chicago if I didn't come get her," he said.

"They also threatened to send her to Texas and hand her over to a foster family. I kept telling them that they should call my father if they won't let the lady from the camp take her, but they kept saying only I can pick Ewelina up."

The final call was from "a Polish-speaking person who asked me to vouch that Ewelina had a reservation at the summer camp," Marcin Krzywda said. "I did and suddenly Ewelina was allowed to go to the camp."

Ewelina was treated well by the CBP officers while in custody, her family said.

"All this was unnecessary," Ewelina's dad said. "They could have called me right away and everything would have been straightened out. Instead they held her."

"They wanted to use her to catch me," added Marcin Krzywda, who admits he overstayed his visa and said he's applying for a Green Card.

"I don't want to be illegal, but the whole process is very complicated," he said. "I want to live here, work here, pay taxes. I love America."

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/11/2010-08-11_12yearold_polish_girl_claims_newark_customs_officers_used_her_to_capture_illegal.html

[Obama 2012 1,714]

The moron needs to go home and apply.

Emperor Paul will graciously accept him into the country if he meets our immigration needs.

As for use of his sister, it is perfectly acceptable. My royal guard has been well trained in ways to bring forth criminals like this man. Apparently he valued himself more than his sister. He is the true bad man here for not coming to her aide.

-The Emperor Has Spoken

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You are surprisingly good at this, Paul. I suspect strong geekery in your past.

[Pooky 3,880]

You are surprisingly good at this, Paul. I suspect strong geekery in your past.

You make quite a pair

[trillium13 84]

"I don't want to be illegal, but the whole process is very complicated," he said. "I want to live here, work here, pay taxes. I love America."

Boo freaking hoo. None of us wanted to go through the complicated part but we did anyway.

As for the thing with the sister, pretty crappy if it's true. Brother can blame himself for it though. Did I miss why they called the brother in the first place instead of the father? And how does Texas even fit into this?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Polish? Wha! I thought the racist folks in law enforcement aren't interested in the status or deportation of anyone unless they're brown, obviously Hispanic-looking with a Spanish accent. Now, I'm really confused.

[Darnell 8,479]

Emperor Paul ? Oh My - there's a backstory I've missed.

It's surprising that no one at CBP called the father. That's a massive f'up..

[Ontarkie 14,977]

She must of had her brothers # on a contact list or something. Then seeing a US # they called that one first. But who knows we will never hear the whole story.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Customs officers at Newark Airport used a 12-year-old Polish girl as bait to capture her illegal immigrant brother, her family claimed Wednesday.

Ewelina Krzywda was held 10 hours by officers who threatened to send her to a juvenile jail in Chicago and a foster family in Texas if her brother didn't collect her in person, relatives charge.

"When they called me, I told them, 'I'm no fool'," the 28-year-old brother, Marcin Krzywda, told the Daily News. "Then I called the [Polish] consulate to tell them what was going on."

Now the government of Poland - a staunch ally of the U.S. - has filed a formal protest with Washington on behalf of the family, demanding an investigation.

"We respect the right of the U.S. to execute immigration laws but detaining minors like this is unacceptable," Marek Skulimowski, the deputy Polish consul in New York who eventually got Ewelina sprung, told the News.

John Saleh, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the agency is aware of the accusation and is preparing an official response.

"We don't use children as bait," a customs officer at Newark Airport insisted. "That's not the way we do things."

Ewelina's ordeal - first reported by the Polish-language newspaper Nowy Dziennik in Manhattan - began July 28 when she landed in New Jersey.

She was bound for a Polish-American summer camp in the Poconos and a camp worker was waiting at the airport to collect her, her father said.

"I sent her there so she could improve her English," Krzysztof Krzywda told the News by telephone from his home in Klodzko, Poland.

"She had a valid visa and she was escorted on the flight by a family friend."

Immigration officials, however, discovered a problem with the escort's visa and sent him back to Poland, the dad said.

"And I made the mistake of not putting in writing that the camp worker had permission to collect my daughter," he said.

Marcin Krzywda, who lives with family friends in Pennsylvania, said he got the first of many calls from CBP officers a short time after Ewelina was detained.

"The first call I got was from somebody named Michelle who assured me they wouldn't arrest me if I came to pick up Ewelina," he said. "I asked her why they didn't just turn her over to the lady from the summer camp and she insisted only a relative could claim Ewelina."

Marcin Krzywda said he gave the officer his dad's number.

"They called me three or four more times after that and threatened to send Ewelina to a juvenile detention facility in Chicago if I didn't come get her," he said.

"They also threatened to send her to Texas and hand her over to a foster family. I kept telling them that they should call my father if they won't let the lady from the camp take her, but they kept saying only I can pick Ewelina up."

The final call was from "a Polish-speaking person who asked me to vouch that Ewelina had a reservation at the summer camp," Marcin Krzywda said. "I did and suddenly Ewelina was allowed to go to the camp."

Ewelina was treated well by the CBP officers while in custody, her family said.

"All this was unnecessary," Ewelina's dad said. "They could have called me right away and everything would have been straightened out. Instead they held her."

"They wanted to use her to catch me," added Marcin Krzywda, who admits he overstayed his visa and said he's applying for a Green Card.

"I don't want to be illegal, but the whole process is very complicated," he said. "I want to live here, work here, pay taxes. I love America."

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/11/2010-08-11_12yearold_polish_girl_claims_newark_customs_officers_used_her_to_capture_illegal.html

So how is this better than waht Arizona is doing?

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Next up...

Obama's CBP will make raids into Mexico, kidnap children of people known to be in the US illegally and drag them behind Jeeps along the border to flush out their father who is picking lettuce. Is he trying look more racist than Arizona? Is it a coincidence he does this to white people of European heritage? Why is Obama and his agencies so racist?

WHEN will the government punish the people that EMPLOY illegal immigrants?

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Is it a coincidence he does this to white people of European heritage?

No, of course not. He has a deep seated hatred of white people. I know it's true because Glenn Beck said so.

And besides, the memo to CBP staff from the President directing that anyone darker than a paper bag is to be given fried twinkies and released into the population to wreak demographic havoc has already been made public. I guess you haven't seen it.

Edited August 12, 2010 by Legacy member

[trillium13 84]

WHEN will the government punish the people that EMPLOY illegal immigrants?

Never. We Americans are entitled to free labor, don't you know.

[DEDixon 39]

i didn't know poland was so horrible people didn't want to go back.

[Moonandstar 6]

i didn't know poland was so horrible people didn't want to go back.

And Poland

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Stand in line you illegal alien scum.