A Hispanic family stopped by authorities on Club Boulevard this week
was in the United States illegally and now faces deportation
proceedings, a federal immigration spokeswoman said Friday. A Durham
County sheriff's deputy stopped the family Thursday morning after
someone called 911 in Orange County. The caller reported people of
Middle Eastern descent videotaping a tractor-trailer weigh station on
Interstate 85 near Buckhorn Road, as well as bridges and overpasses.
The family turned out to be taping its vacation as it traveled from
Atlanta to New York City. But when the father could not show proof of
legal residency, local authorities contacted Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, said Sue Brown, a spokeswoman for the federal agency's
Atlanta office. [more ]
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