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Innocent Traveler Persecuted

Jose Luis Alvarez is a 39-year-old suburban businessman and father of four who gets harassed by federal agents every time he returns from an international business trip because he shares the same name as a fugitive. Despite carrying documents from U.S. Customes officials verifying his identity, Alvarez has been subjected to invasive detentions approximately 50 times.

Frequent flier with same name as fugitive can't escape hassles Miami Herald, August 10, 2003