Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
Jul 25th 2014, 10:19 pm
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Re: Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
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Jul 25th 2014, 11:00 pm
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Re: Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
smiley.
Jul 25th 2014, 11:27 pm
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Re: Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
[Sorry I used to do asylum work -- and I could spot national traits in the method of torture used -- the former British Empire and the French Empire differed].
Jul 25th 2014, 11:32 pm
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That sounds Portuguese.
US, well I guess most people would start with water boarding, like mom and Apple Pie?
US, well I guess most people would start with water boarding, like mom and Apple Pie?
Jul 26th 2014, 2:02 pm
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Some people get Enhanced Interrogation and Torture confused.
May have been the case here.
May have been the case here.
Jul 26th 2014, 4:55 pm
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I felt that reading that having to read that lousy article was torture. It was a jumbled mess of holes. It sounds like she still doesn't know what her issue was and she really should have found out before sharing. It appears to start with her living in the US, returning to live some more and all she had was a pending application. When seeking to enter, a pending application is most often a liability.
It's like doing surgery with a pending application for medical school.
It's like doing surgery with a pending application for medical school.
Jul 26th 2014, 11:02 pm
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Oh dear.
How sad.
Never mind.
How sad.
Never mind.
Jul 27th 2014, 1:14 am
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Re: Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
I further explained that my current work visa application had been complicated due to a filing mistake and that I had been waiting on a decision... I slowly explained that I'm a social entrepreneur promoting global change through the concept of 'hackathons'... The two officers viewed my travels as "gaming the system." I denied this, citing that I run a legitimate nonprofit organization based in the U.S...
Incidentally, she says she's not allowed back for a year. I've not seen anyone talk about a ban of that length before. Can they do that, or was the supervisor just giving her helpful advice to avoid an immediate refusal on her next visit?
Jul 27th 2014, 1:22 am
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Wow, if there was ever an argument for having a basic understanding of the rules of the system under which you're trying to live, this is pretty much it. From the above, it sounds like they gave her a minimal amount of rope and she promptly hanged herself.
Incidentally, she says she's not allowed back for a year. I've not seen anyone talk about a ban of that length before. Can they do that, or was the supervisor just giving her helpful advice to avoid an immediate refusal on her next visit?
Incidentally, she says she's not allowed back for a year. I've not seen anyone talk about a ban of that length before. Can they do that, or was the supervisor just giving her helpful advice to avoid an immediate refusal on her next visit?
Sounds like she was paroled in to wrap her affairs up. She may be eligible for the VWP, interesting to see what happens with ESTA.
Jul 27th 2014, 7:48 am
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I felt that reading that having to read that lousy article was torture. It was a jumbled mess of holes. It sounds like she still doesn't know what her issue was and she really should have found out before sharing. It appears to start with her living in the US, returning to live some more and all she had was a pending application. When seeking to enter, a pending application is most often a liability.
It's like doing surgery with a pending application for medical school.
It's like doing surgery with a pending application for medical school.
Jul 27th 2014, 10:45 am
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They could have done a VWP Refusal and then paroled her to depart on her own. I agree that there is no such thing as a 1 year bar these days. Many years ago an immigration judge could remove someone with a 1 year bar, but those days are long gone.
Jul 27th 2014, 11:31 am
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Re: Disrupted: How Immigration Treated Me Like a Criminal at the US Border
David is Mexican .. I never knew that ...
