US citizen being denied travel to the US
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US citizen being denied travel to the US
You have got to get over the first hurdle of being able to get on the aircraft first, even if you are a US citizen.
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/ind...ocked_fro.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/ind...ocked_fro.html
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Re: US citizen being denied travel to the US
I read this the other day. Very frightening indeed.
But why doesn't he just fly to Vancouver, Canada and then simply drive home from there? I know its the principle of the thing, but once he's here, he can fight the fight from a more strategic position I'd think.
But why doesn't he just fly to Vancouver, Canada and then simply drive home from there? I know its the principle of the thing, but once he's here, he can fight the fight from a more strategic position I'd think.
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What do you do if you fail the TSA test, become a journalist!
So the issue is that he is on the no fly list, which begs the question how he got there in the first place.
So the issue is that he is on the no fly list, which begs the question how he got there in the first place.
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How about fundamental things like his rights.
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Personally, I hope he gets a high-profile case out of it.
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"This is something that happens with shocking frequency," said Gadeir Abbas, staff attorney with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has called on U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene. His agency receives several calls each month from U.S. citizens who are Muslim and suddenly barred from re-entering the country if they travel abroad.
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I wouldn't be so quick to assume the answer is obvious. While a USC has the right of entrance to the US, it doesn't necessarrily follow that a USC has a right to the form of transportation that gets him there. Flying is certainly quicker and more convenient than other means, but it's not the only way to get to the US.
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I wouldn't be so quick to assume the answer is obvious. While a USC has the right of entrance to the US, it doesn't necessarrily follow that a USC has a right to the form of transportation that gets him there. Flying is certainly quicker and more convenient than other means, but it's not the only way to get to the US.
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"When FBI agents told him he needed to take a lie detector test before being allowed to return to the United States, Tarhuni agreed -- against the advice of a Tunisian attorney and his Portland lawyer, his daughter said.
But he later refused after another FBI employee tried to get him to sign a paper without reading it, his daughter said. When he finally saw it, she said, it appeared to be a waiver of his constitutional rights, which angered him.
Portland attorney Tom Nelson said he is planning to fly to Tunisia on Monday to help Tarhuni and another Portland-area man, Mustafa Elogbi, who also has been blocked from re-entering the United States. The two men and an unnamed third client who also has been banned from flying all attend the same mosque, Masjed As-Saber, in Southwest Portland, Nelson said."
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I wouldn't be so quick to assume the answer is obvious. While a USC has the right of entrance to the US, it doesn't necessarrily follow that a USC has a right to the form of transportation that gets him there. Flying is certainly quicker and more convenient than other means, but it's not the only way to get to the US.
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Ian
There is NO security issue here. If they believe the guy will do damage to the aircrew or aircraft, then please do ensure he and his luggage are searched very thoroughly and an air marshal travels on the same flight.
If he's done something wrong, please arrest him when he gets home and charge him with that crime. If you have some evidence but not enough, please do go to a judge and obtain a warrant to gather more.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. --BF