A Northern Irish immigrant deported from the U.S. claims he was targeted by ICE for 'looking Mexican'.
Lee Stinton, 45, a hairdresser from Lisburn, about 9 miles south west of Belfast, had been living in Florida when he says he was arrested on the street and sent back to Britain for the apparent resemblance.
Despite his beard and distinctive style, Stinton alleged that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer stopped him on his way to work in Key West and told him: 'You look Mexican.'
When he explained that he was from Northern Ireland, the officer allegedly looked at his phone screensaver showing him with his partner, DeVaun Davis, and sneered: 'He looks Haitian. This might be a two-for-one deal today.'
Stinton told The Belfast Telegraph that he was shackled and hauled away, describing the experience as being 'kidnapped off of the street.'
