Nigerian software engineer detained at airport, given test to prove skills

March 01, 2017 23:15

Donald Trumps temporary immigration ban once again made headlines after authorities at Americas John F Kennedy Airport asked a 28-year-old techie to prove that his expertise as an engineer. In a weird instance, a Customs and Border Protection office, apparently trying to verify the identity of an immigrant, reportedly asked an immigrant questions related to his profession and demanded answer on pen and paper.

Celestine Omin, who was traveling from Lagos, Nigeria, had to go through a horrendous experience when deplaned at John F. Kennedy Airport. In his Linkedin Post, Omin tells how he was asked to proved his identity after after spending 24 miserable hours on a Qatar Airways flight.

As per his post, the techie waited for nearly 20 minutes at the airport before he entered into absurd questioning and answering with a Customs and Border Protection officer about his occupation. After repeated questioning, the techie was brought to a small room where he had to wait for one more hour for another customs officer.

Much to Omins shock, he was given a piece of paper and a pen to prove his knowledge as a software engineer.

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