A man who was deported to Guyana from the US early yesterday morning and arrived on a Delta Airlines flight was refused entry after immigration officials could find no records of him being Guyanese.

Stabroek News understands that the man was expected to be returned to the United States early this morning after spending yesterday and part of last night at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

A senior police officer last evening confirmed that entry was refused to the man after he reportedly “lied to officials in the US about him being Guyanese.”

Reports indicate that while the man may not have been born in Guyana he does have links to Guyana through his parents who are reportedly both Guyanese. However, he was born in Suriname and has been living in the US for the past 30 years.

“But …he has never been to Guyana so why should we accept him?” a source asked yesterday. The source said the man was incarcerated in the US after he was convicted of committing violent crimes. The source questioned how Guyanese officials in Wash-ington could have issued the man with travel documents for Guyana when his citizenship was not confirmed.

Attempts by a relative of the man’s parents to see him were futile, according to the source.