MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) - A man says a U.S. Border Patrol agent detained him outside his home after accusing him of not being a U.S. citizen because of his accent.Ramon Menera shared a video of the interaction and detention.Menera asked why they were asking for his paperwork, and the agent replied, “Because of your accent.”After refusing to show his ID, the agent zip-tied his wrists and pulled him away.He said once agents checked him in the system, they let him go.Menera said his 5-year-old daughter watched him get detained through their window.He said she has been afraid to go outside since witnessing it.Menera shared with CNN a picture of his passport photo that shows he was born in Mexico but obtained a U.S. passport card in 2021.CNN contacted the Department of Homeland Security about the incident.Copyright 2026 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.