@LowExperience2368@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 2 months agoAustralian denied entry to US after being grilled about Israel-Gaza viewswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down10cross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkAustralian denied entry to US after being grilled about Israel-Gaza viewswww.abc.net.au@LowExperience2368@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
minus-square@QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish18•2 months agoWhy is someone’s views on Israel at all relevant to visiting the USA?
minus-square@LowExperience2368@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoAsk the border force people who asked him
minus-squareHanrahanlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoI thought he was actually denied entry becase he was found to be lying on his visa over past drug use, where he had, but said he hadn’t ?
minus-square@LowExperience2368@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoThey said that’s why he was denied, but he smoked weed in NY where it is perfectly legal to do so.
minus-squaresunzu2linkfedilink7•2 months agoBecause us has laws that specifically target people with anti Israeli sentiment
minus-square@QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoThanks, I had forgotten those existed.
Why is someone’s views on Israel at all relevant to visiting the USA?
Ask the border force people who asked him
I thought he was actually denied entry becase he was found to be lying on his visa over past drug use, where he had, but said he hadn’t ?
They said that’s why he was denied, but he smoked weed in NY where it is perfectly legal to do so.
Because us has laws that specifically target people with anti Israeli sentiment
They do?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws
Thanks, I had forgotten those existed.