More immigration officers enter the scene. No phone, barks the officer. I want to call the Jamaican or U.S. Embassy. It s my right, asserts Leighton. We put you on a flight back to Atlanta.
Next plane leaves tomorrow.
Until tomorrow you will wait in jail. This is not my problem, the officer replies. Next, a guard and a customs officer appear and take Leighton down to the baggage claim. As the customs officer opens and searches his bags, the guard grabs Leighton by the arm, pulls him two feet away from his luggage, puts on a rubber glove and begins a full body search. Finding nothing but a pack of cards, though, they lead Leighton to the airport detention center s holding jail.