12-year-old Polish girl claims Newark customs officers used her to capture illegal immigrant brother

[formercia]

BY Corky Siemaszko
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER



Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 11:47 AM


The family of Ewelina Krzywda (above) claims Newark customs officials used her as bait to catch her brother, an illegal immigrant.
HO

Customs officers at Newark Airport used a 12-year-old Polish girl as bait to capture her illegal immigrant brother, her family claimed Wednesday.

Ewelina Krzywda was held 10 hours by officers who threatened to send her to a juvenile jail in Chicago and a foster family in Texas if her brother didn't collect her in person, relatives charge.

"When they called me, I told them, 'I'm no fool'," the brother, Marcin Krzywda, told the Daily News. "Then I called the \ consulate to tell them what was going on."

Now the government of Poland - a staunch ally of the U.S. - has filed a formal protest with Washington on behalf of the family, demanding an investigation.

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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/11/2010-08-11_12yearold_polish_girl_claims_newark_customs_officers_used_her_to_capture_illegal.html

[laureloak]

1. The word "ILLEGAL" should send a warning flag NOT to

do something. Besides that, the story doesn't ring true.