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New York Post
6 days ago
- New York Post
New York realtor gets banned from Columbia for 10 years after violent airport tirade
A New York realtor has been banned from traveling to Columbia for a decade after his violent airport tirade in the South American country was caught on video — but claims he is the victim, not the agitator. Emmanuel Hernandez was waiting in line at an immigration checkpoint when he removed his shirt and launched his physical and verbal attack on agents inside Rafael Núñez International Airport on July 16, Colombia's ministry of external relations alleged. Hernandez, a New York native living in Tampa, Florida, had traveled to the Columbia for his father's 84th birthday when he became disruptive inside the airport. 5 Emmanuel Hernandez speaks out after his viral meltdown at a Colombian airport on July 16, 2025. Impacto News The shirtless traveler directed expletives at officials, tearing apart one of the security booths, knocking off several panels and punching the plexiglass dividers, according to video posted to social media. 'F–k you. You think you can f–k around with the wrong motherf–ker,' Hernandez can be heard shouting. Hernandez claims he became ill after traveling for two days, staying overnight in hotels, traveling to Peru for two hours and then landing at the Cartagena airport. 'I had just returned from a long trip from Orlando. The trip was postponed for two days and from one day to the next I had to stay in the hotel,' he told Colombia-based outlet Impacto News. 'Upon arriving in Cartagena there was a very long line, I felt bad and it was very hot. I took off my shirt,' he explained. 5 A shirtless Hernandez causing damage to an immigration booth at the Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia on July 16, 2025. X Hernandez claims airport officials began recording him instead of offering assistance, aggravating him. 'When I took off my shirt, there was an immigration officer or people at the airport who started to record me and I told them to please stop, that 'this was part of my privacy and that they shouldn't record me,'' he told the outlet. Hernandez said he began laughing at one official because he wasn't providing assistance despite the agent working for the Colombian government. 'Instead of helping me and asking me how I was, they started recording me and that was my reaction because it was my privacy and it broke my heart,' he said. 5 Hernandez shouts at an airport law enforcement officer before his arrest. X 5 Hernandez slams an item down during his outburst. X Several law enforcement officers took down Hernandez and detained him. Hernandez allegedly assaulted officers and damaged an immigration control module during his public eruption, Colombia's ministry of external relations stated. He was charged with property damage and eventually expelled from the country for his outburst. Hernandez, who identifies as Colombian having lived in the country between the ages of 9 and 14, says it will hurt not being allowed to return to the country for a decade. 5 Hernandez was charged with property damage and eventually expelled from the country for his outburst. X 'Not being able to return to Colombia to hug your parents or perhaps receive forgiveness for your aggressive behavior. What hurts me the most is not seeing my parents in Colombia for 10 years. That really hurts me,' Hernandez said. The realtor revealed he won't be able to travel back to Colombia for 10 years because of his July 16 arrest. Hernandez maintained his actions inside the airport was a natural human response and shouldn't be penalized for it. 'These things happpen and they were out of my control as a human being,' he said. 'We make mistakes, I am very ashamed. 'I made a mistake and I paid for it with all my soul. Colombia is here,' he added. Hernandez apologized to the authorities and vowed to pay for the damages he caused.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
New York realtor plays the victim after he was filmed having huge meltdown at airport immigration desk
An American man will be removed from Colombia and will not be allowed to enter the country for 10 years after he destroyed an immigration cubicle at an airport. Emmanuel Hernández costly meltdown came while he was waiting to have his passport stamped by border agents at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena last Thursday. The 42-year-old Tampa, Florida resident was filmed cursing at everyone around him and punching a cubicle's plexiglass window when agents arrived and tried to calm him down. The hulking realtor did not relent and lifted a computer screen and slammed it to the ground before he was subdued and placed under arrest. Hernández, a New York native, told Colombian online news outlet Impacto News that he traveled to Cartagena to celebrate his father's birthday and blamed his outburst on not feeling well. 'I was coming from a long trip from Orlando. The trip was postponed for two days, and I had to stay in a hotel. I was in Panama for two hours,' he said. 'When I arrived in Cartagena, there was a very long line, I felt sick, and I was very hot.' Hernández explained that he decided to remove his shirt while he waited at the cramped passport control area to make himself feel better. A Colombia Migration agent and other workers began to film him before he lost his cool. 'I told them to please stop, I told them it was part of my privacy, not to record me,' Hernández recalled. 'They started taking out cell phones and recording me,' he said. 'Instead of asking how I was, they recorded me.' At one point Hernández could be heard shouting, 'F*** you. You think you can f*** around with the wrong motherf*****.' After punching the counter's window, he screamed, 'Now f*** everybody.' Hernández is staying with his parents and is now waiting for an airline that will allow him to board their aircraft for his return to the United States. However, not have agreed to do so. 'I am deeply sorry and I apologize to all the authorities,' he said. 'What someone else does against you shouldn't disturb your peace of mind. That was my mistake.' Emmanuel Hernández, pictured with his mother, has been ordered to be removed from Colombia following last week's incident in which he destroyed a counter in the passport control area at Rafael Núñez International Airport in Cartagena What pains him the most is that he will have to wait 10 years before he can reunite with his parents in Colombia, where he spent part of his youth. 'My entire family lives here,' Hernández said. 'In the United States, I basically have no one. It hurts me not to see my parents in Colombia again for ten years.' Hernández vowed to cover the cost of the damages the he caused. 'US citizen Emmanuel Andres Hernandez assaulted officers of this entity and caused material damage to an immigration control module, which disrupted the normal operation of the service," Colombia Migration said in a statement.
Daily Mail
18-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Hulking American realtor trashed airport immigration hall for disgracefully petty reason
An American realtor high on 'hallucinogenic substances' destroyed part of an airport immigration hall after being asked to show his passport for inspection, it's claimed. Emmanuel Hernandez, 42, was filmed embarking on a violent meltdown at Rafael Nunez International Airport in Cartagena, Colombia, on Thursday. The New Yorker had just disembarked a flight from Miami and was already high on drugs by the time he was asked to hand over his travel document, it is claimed. Hernandez was seen on an embarrassing video destroying the panel of a booth as petrified travelers kept their distance. 'F*** you,' Hernández shouted. 'You think you can f*** around with the wrong motherf*****.' Hernández then punched the booth Plexiglass window and screamed, 'Now f*** everybody.' He continued to shout more expletives before he stepped inside the booth and again punched the window. Multiple Colombia Migration officers approached in an unsuccessful bid to calm Hernandez, who told them, 'Nobody arrests me in Colombia.' He then picked up a computer monitor and slammed it to the ground before shouting 'f*** everybody.' Four agents charged at Hernandez and struggled to contain him until they were able to escort him away. Hernández, who was arrested on a property damage charge, was expected to appear before a judge at the Attorney General's office in Cartagena. Bruno Hernández, the secretary of the city's Interior and Citizen Coexistence Ministry, slammed Emmanuel Hernández's behavior and called for his immediate removal from the country. 'This administration ... has promoted sustainable tourism, cultural tourism, and in the same way, visitors who come to the city of Cartagena,' Bruno Hernández said in a statement Friday. 'That's what we want and that's what we're looking for: respectful people, people who come to enjoy our city.' #ATENTOS. Turista extranjero, al parecer bajo efectos de sustancias alucinógenas, provoca destrozos en aeropuerto de Cartagena. Aún se desconocen las causas del violento incidente, que llenó de pánico a miles de personas en el terminal aéreo. El sujeto finalmente fue capturado. — Colombia Oscura (@ColombiaOscura_) July 18, 2025 The secretary said his office has already met with Carlos García, the director of Colombia's border control agency, and asked that Emmanuel Hernández face the toughest punishment under law. 'Once the legal situation is resolved, this person will be placed at the disposal of Colombian Immigration, where we have held meetings with the director of Colombian Immigration and have categorically requested the highest sanction, which should be expulsion from the country,' Bruno Hernández said. 'This decision by Colombian Migration should be exemplary and should set a precedent, where all we want as a city is respectful visitors, and, as we said before, visitors who come and enjoy the city of Cartagena in peace.' The incident comes as the office of Cartagena Mayor Dumek Turbay have been working on addressing the amount of time that travelers have to wait to have their passports and other identification documents revised before boarding their flights. 'Up to 10 officers are working simultaneously to ensure a more streamlined and orderly process,' the city's tourism secretary Teremar Londoño, said according to Colombian news outlet Semana. 'We have increased the number of officers and are managing the strengthening of our permanent operational staff throughout the year. This has significantly reduced wait times at immigration checkpoints.' Colombia, once notorious for its cocaine industry and crime, has become an increasingly popular tourist destination in recent years. Cartagena is a stunning city that sits on the Caribbean Sea that offers gorgeous sandy beaches and rich local culture.
