Isang lalaki ang nagbahagi ng kaniyang karanasan matapos madetine ng 14 na oras sa Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) noong Sabado, Oktubre 25.

Ayon sa inilahad ni Albright Carranza sa kaniyang Facebook post noong Lunes, Oktubre 27, apat na taon silang long distance relationship (LDR) ng jowa, ngunit nang mapagpasiyahang makipagkita rito, nang makalapag sa LAX, siya umano ay ikinulong ng 14 na oras nang hindi binibigyan ng maayos na pagkain.

“On October 25, 2025, I landed in Los Angeles on Philippine Airlines flight PR 112. After four years of long-distance, I was finally going to spend real time with my boyfriend, my Partner. At immigration, something felt off immediately. Two officers were at the counter, one questioning me while the other watched. They asked why my stay was five months long. I explained that I had enough support from my business in the Philippines and that I wasn’t planning to work in the U.S. They didn’t believe me, and I could feel suspicion and tension in the room,” panimula ni Albright.

“Then I was taken to a secondary room for further questioning. The questions were repetitive and invasive: ‘Where are you working? Are you coaching? What are you doing for money?’ I told them truthfully that I wasn’t working. But one officer leaned in and said sharply, ‘Don’t lie to me. You’re a liar. You’re wasting my time, so I will waste yours,” dagdag pa niya.

“For 14 hours, I was detained alone. I wasn’t offered proper meals, despite asking. I was only allowed one monitored message to my Partner: ‘I am currently being detained. I will message you once I am able to.’ My phone was taken, and I had no way of contacting my family or anyone I trusted,” aniya pa.

Ayon pa kay Albright, pinilit umano siyang pumirma ng isang dokumento, kinumpiska ang kaniyang VISA, at dinala sa kaniyang deportation flight.

“Eventually, they presented a statement and pressured me to sign it. I felt cornered. I had no food, no freedom, and no choice signing it felt like the only way out,” aniya.

“I was escorted to my deportation flight, PR 103, with my passport confiscated and my visa stamped 'REVOKED' in bold red letters. Sitting on the plane, surrounded by strangers, with no WiFi, I felt despair. I couldn’t contact my Partner. I couldn’t tell anyone what was happening. I felt isolated, humiliated, and powerless,” saad pa niya.

Masuwerte umano siya nang mapagtanto niyang apat sa kaniyang mga kaibigang nagtatrabaho sa nasabing airline ay “on duty” noong araw na iyon, na siyang nagbigay sa kaniya ng mas maayos na upuan at pagkain.

Traumatic at unjust umano ang karanasan niya sa nasabing airlines, at ang pagbabahagi umano niya ng kaniyang kuwento ay naglalayong bigyan ng “awareness” ang iba hinggil dito.

“This experience was traumatic and unjust, but it also reminded me that even in the darkest moments, support, love, and unexpected kindness can appear. Sometimes, the universe breaks you to protect you or redirect you and in my case, it did both. I came out of it humbled, stronger, and more certain that truth, love, and resilience matter more than fear,” ani Albright.

“If you read this, please know that this is happening not only to me but to other Filipinos as well. I am sharing my story to spread awareness. I don’t wish this happening to anyone, but as heartbreaking as it is, there are many others who had similar experiences,” pagtatapos niya.

Trapiko sa expressways, nagsisimula nang bumigat bunsod ng holiday season—Toll Regulatory Board

Photo courtesy: Albright Carranza/FB

Samantala, wala pang reaksyon, tugon, o pahayag ang LAX tungkol sa karanasang ibinahagi ni Albright.

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