'Operation Cupid's Nest'; Court Documents Shed Light on Immigration Enforcement at Puerto Rico Airport
At least seven migrants have been detained at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport between February and March.
G.L.P. was attempting to pass through an airport checkpoint at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport when he was stopped by two Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers who asked him "where he was going and what his nationality was." The interaction led to him being detained by immigration authorities after he admitted he was a Dominican citizen without a United States visa or resident card.
He was a target of "Operation Cupid's Nest," which "involves asking all travelers in the TSA checkpoint line their flight destination and their country of citizenship,” reads an affidavit supporting G.L.P.'s arrest warrant signed by a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent reviewed by Heavy Weather.