Las autoridades aseguraron que suspendieron la persecución para proteger a los viajeros. El hombre permaneció con una esposa hasta que personal del aeropuerto la retiró.

Footage of the incident showed the two agents left the man on the ground after a crowd began to form.

The 57-year-old was later arrested for overstaying his Visa and is currently detained at an ICE processing centre in California.