Texas residents were left stunned when a world-renowned chef who once catered events for former President George W. Bush was deported for crossing the border illegally in 1989.
Sergio Garcia - who had become a staple in Waco for his wildly popular Mexican food truck - was originally arrested in March over a two-decade old deportation order.
The chef was loading Sergio's Food Truck when he was approached by a man in plainclothes while another man in a vest reading 'POLICE' stood at a distance, The Waco Bridge reports.
'They asked me if I'm Sergio, and I said "Yeah, I'm Sergio,"' Garcia recounted to the outlet. 'Then they said "You gotta come with us."'
At first, Garcia thought it was just a mix-up as he had no criminal record - just a two-decade old deportation order for illegal re-entry that immigration agents never before attempted to enforce.
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