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A mother claims to have been "interrogated" by a border guard at an American airport – because she does not share the same last name as her daughter.
Sylvia Acosta and her teenage daughter, Sybonae Castillo, were arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport after returning from a trip to Europe on Sunday.
In a scenario drawn from a dystopian novel, Dr. Acosta was questioned by customs officers who asked him why mother and child had different names on their passports.
When writing to Facebook, Dr. Acosta said, "I was asked if Sybonae was my daughter and I answered" yes ", then they asked me why, if she was my daughter, I did not have the same last name.
(Image: Sylvia Acosta)
Sylvia, who is the executive director of the Young Women's Association Christian, added that she was a personal decision to keep her maiden name because she was celebrating her professional achievements and felt absolutely offended by the responses of the customs officers.
"I told them that I had already established my career and got my Ph.D. with my Acosta surname after telling Sylvia that she had to" change her name "to reflect the fact that She was actually the mother of her daughter, she became enraged
. I told them that they perpetuated an institutionalized and misogynistic system that required that a woman take her husband's name, I am furious. said Dr. Acosta
The post – which refers to the incident as a "Moment of the maid" – was loved by more than 35K and shared by more than 16K with comments of women's support from whole world. The Facebook user wrote, "You should be furious, and if it had been adopted or you have remarried, I also did not take my husband's name and that's why." When I am implicated that I am less woman not to change my name!
Another user added, "It's horrible! There are many scenarios where mothers and kids do not have the same last name. It's ridiculous!" I do not I was not expecting my message to become viral, "said Sylvia about the public response.
The US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) said the video of the meeting" In response to the Sylvia's complaint, they quote William Wilberforce's 2008 law on the re-authorization of victims of human trafficking, which imposes restrictions on travel that does not comply with the law.
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A spokesman said, "We strongly recommend that unless a child is accompanied by both parents, Adult traveling with the child has a note from the other parent of the child, a minor and ACC accompanying adult can not be determined immediately, the CBP may ask additional questions to determine the relationship.This additional interrogation could take place in a place away from the general public. "
Because she did not have a note from her ex-husband, Dr. Acosta said that she was taken to a separate area for interrogation. During the interrogation, Sybonae said that she was "confused" and "angry" and that she felt the customs officers were "disrespectful" in not believing her mother
. "I want to cry too," his mother said.
The BBC reports that Dr. Acosta said that his "biggest fear" during the unpleasant case was that of his daughter "There are 3,000 children separated from their parents here," she said. .
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