Upon arrival at John F. Kennedy airport in New York. Mr. Collado was detained by INS officers who kept him handcuffed and made him sit on the floor of a room in the airport for nearly 24 hours. INS officials had determined Mr. Collado excludable because the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act made the misdemeanor on his criminal record a deportable offense. Twentythree years ago. when Mr. Collado was 19years old. he was convicted of a class A misdemeanor. having sexual relations with a minor. his 15yearold girlfriend. I should note here that their relationship was a consensual one.
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