A British lawyer who moved to Co Down in Northern Ireland three months ago has accused immigration officials of ‘racially profiling him’ while using a ferry.
Jules Gnezekora, 48, who is originally from the Ivory Coast, but who is a British citizen, was stopped by officials boarding a ferry from Belfast Port to Cairnryan in Scotland.
Mr Genezekora was also questioned while leaving the ferry and twice again on his return journey to Northern Ireland. He was asked by Immigration Officials during each leg of his journey to produce his passport.
The insurance lawyer has lived in Britain since 1994 before moving to Newcastle, Co Down, three months ago.
Mr Genezekora told the Irish News: ‘I was shocked, frustrated, humiliated and upset because I was discriminated against on each leg of my journey.
‘I was not treated equally to the white people who were travelling on the boats with me.’
Mr Gnezekora said officials asked him to produce his passport as well as questioning him about his place of birth.
He said he was disappointed that he had to show his passport while in the common travel area.
A Home Office spokesperson said: Immigration Enforcement does not discriminate against any individual.
‘Part of our work focuses on domestic travel routes where intelligence has shown they can be used by immigration offenders.
‘Immigration Officers speak to members of the travelling public using these routes, regardless of appearance, and a consensual request for photographic ID can form part of that conversation.’
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