Leaving on a Jet Plane

By Joanna Miller in News on Mar 22, 2006 5:49PM

Remember Marcel Macovei, the Romanian guy who was living at O’Hare? After spending nearly three weeks at the McHenry County jail, he was on his way home Tuesday.

Macovei came to the U.S. in December 2004 to marry a U.S. citizen, but the wedding never happened. Baggage handlers noticed him sitting day after day in the international terminal last month and collected money to help him out.

The Romanian consul general also offered to help him get home without being deported, but he refused and was taken into police custody. At a deportation hearing on March 10, Macovei was ordered to return to Romania.

After what we can only assume was a disappointing and upsetting trip, we’re guessing he won’t be coming back any time soon. Here’s hoping he finds love back home.

Sunny Day at O'Hare via pinelife