A federal agency has apologized after an employee posted a sign outside his West Texas home saying Halloween candy would only be given to Americans.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement Wednesday says the sign, written in Spanish and displayed in Presidio, "does not reflect the opinion of this agency."
The statement says Customs officials respect all people regardless of their culture, nationality or country of origin.
Agency officials declined to release details on the worker or possible discipline over his sign posted Saturday in Presidio, a town of 4,400 near the Mexican border.
Mayor John Ferguson says he doesn't think the sign represents the people of Presidio. Ferguson encouraged everyone to treat visitors with "open hearts and open arms."
The sign says: "Solo las familias Americanas recibiran dulces."
