British Muslim teacher denied entry to US on school trip

[punit]

my visa for an official visit was rejected by indian embassy UAE without any reason marked, though I was working in a Canadian firm.
Those days I used to travel worldwide Europe and central Asia. But in this case this UK national was given visa to travel and refused to board when he was middle of the journey.

my rule of life is simple now.. wont go where i need to beg for visa. enough. its ur loss US !!

 

[Clutch]

You as brown skin Hindus are jumping up and down with joy on this hate against Muslims, but hate once let lose , burns all.
Eventually it won't remain limited to Muslims only ,as already evident from Sharp rise in anti sematic incidents in USA.
Your Indian Hindu brown skin too will feel the heat soon.

Dude... im Pakistani! but i agree with your statement... hindus are digging their own graves in trumpistan

 

[MultaniGuy]

British Muslim teacher denied entry to US on school trip


Juhel Miah from south Wales was removed from plane in Reykjavik despite suspension of president’s travel ban





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Monday 20 February 2017 20.18 GMTLast modified on Tuesday 21 February 201715.33 GMT

A British Muslim schoolteacher travelling to New York last week as a member of a school party from south Wales was denied entry to the United States.

Juhel Miah and a group of children and other teachers were about to take off from Iceland on 16 February on their way to the US when he was removed from the plane at Reykjavik. The previous week, on the 10 February, a US appeals court had upheld a decision to suspend Donald Trump’s executive order that temporarily banned entry to the country from seven Muslim-majority countries.

The trip proceeded as planned but pupils and colleagues from Llangatwg comprehensive in Aberdulais were left shocked and distressed after the maths teacher, who had valid visa documentation, was escorted from the aircraft by security personnel.

Miah, 25, from Swansea, said he was made to feel like a criminal and was so worried by what happened to him that he did not eat or sleep for two days. He told Wales Online that shortly before the flight was due to leave he was approached by an official who told him he could not board the plane.

“Everyone was looking at me,” Miah said. “As I was getting my luggage the teachers and kids were confused. I couldn’t believe this was happening. I was being escorted out. It made me feel like a criminal. I couldn’t speak, I was lost for words.

“We got to the airport, and as soon as we got to check in, the lady behind the desk read my passport and then straight away said you’ve been selected for a random security check.

“She took me to the room, made me stand on a stool, take my shoes off, jacket off, checked under my foot, got a swab to brush over my hand and bag, my clothing and school hoodie. They gave me the all clear and then I went. The search was about five minutes. There were five or six people in the room, two searched me.”

He was taken to a hotel. “I was waiting for two hours for a room. It was horrendous. There were holes in the sheets, a dirty bag under the bed, the light wasn’t working and only the lamp was working.

“My phone battery was dying so I went to my suitcase, and that’s when I realised the padlock was missing. It had gone. I was so paranoid, I was scared, I didn’t sleep or eat for two days.”

The school booked him on to a flight back to the UK. The school party was due to return to the UK on 20 February.

The teacher’s employer, Neath Port Talbot council, has written to the US embassy in London demanding an explanation and the issue is being taken up by Welsh politicians.


A council spokesman said Miah was left feeling belittled at what it described as “an unjustified act of discrimination”. The council said the teacher is a British citizen and does not have dual nationality.

The spokesman said: “Juhel Miah was with a party from Llangatwg comprehensive who travelled initially to Iceland en route to New York last week. Mr Miah boarded the onward flight in Reykjavik on 16 February but was escorted from the aircraft by security personnel. While the school trip proceeded as planned, Mr Miah’s removal from the flight left pupils and colleagues shocked and distressed.

“The local authority understands that Mr Miah was refused permission by the United States authorities to fly to New York, despite being issued with a valid visa for travel. Mr Miah is a popular and respected teacher at Llangatwg comprehensive school. He is a Welsh Muslim.

“We are appalled by the treatment of Mr Miah and are demanding an explanation. The matter has also been raised with our local MP.

“No satisfactory reason has been provided for refusing entry to the United States – either at the airport in Iceland or subsequently at the US embassy in Reykjavik. Mr Miah attempted to visit the embassy but was denied access to the building. Understandably he feels belittled and upset at what appears to be an unjustified act of discrimination.”



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Trump’s travel ban was unveiled at the end of his first week in office. While the White House insisted that he was fulfilling a campaign promise to toughen vetting procedures for people coming from countries with terror ties, the order caused chaos at airports in the US and sparked protests across the world.

In its original form, the order temporarily suspended all travel to the US for citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya for 90 days. The order was put on hold by the courts and a revised version has not yet been signed though it is understood from a draft that the same seven countries will be targeted in it.

Neath Port Talbot council pointed out that UK government advice states: “We have confirmed with the US government that British passport holders (regardless of country of birth or whether they hold another passport/nationality) aren’t affected by the executive order.”

It also drew attention to a statement made by the foreign secretary Boris Johnson at the end of last month in the House of Commons, when he said: “We have received assurances from the US embassy that the executive order will make no difference to any British passport holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport.”

The council said Miah’s experience casts serious doubts on whether either of the statements could be relied upon.

Neath Labour AM Jeremy Miles said he was appalled to hear about the incident. He said he would be raising the issue with the Welsh government to ask them to make representations to the British government.

The Foreign Office is aware of the case. A spokeswoman said: “We are providing support to a British man who was prevented from boarding a flight in Reykjavik.”

There was no immediate response from the US embassy in London.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...lim-teacher-denied-entry-to-us-on-school-trip

I did not know that racism in the US was that bad.

 

[Zibago]

I did not know that racism in the US was that bad.

WElcome to the real world

 

[MultaniGuy]

WElcome to the real world

Guess you are right brother.

Even North Americans and Europeans are treated like trash in the Middle East, India and the Far East (China and Japan).

I was living in Saudi Arabia a few days ago, and one my family friends say that North Americans feel pretty scared living in Saudi Arabia, so much so they don't feel safe and they decided to leave KSA.

 

[Zibago]

Guess you are right brother.

Even North Americans and Europeans are treated like trash in the Middle East, India and the Far East (China and Japan).

I was living in Saudi Arabia a few days ago, and one my family friends say that North Americans feel pretty scared living in Saudi Arabia, so much so they don't feel safe and they decided to leave KSA.

Haha Americans are treated like Kings in Saudia Arab have you ever heard of any American beheaded in Saudia?

 

[MultaniGuy]

Haha Americans are treated like Kings in Saudia Arab have you ever heard of any American beheaded in Saudia?

This is where I respectfully disagree with you.
One of my family friends say that outsiders feel pretty scared living in KSA. KSA is pretty strict.
During the dutch cartoons episode, the dutch people in KSA called themselves German, French, or Swiss to avoid discrimination in Saudi Arabia.

Haha Americans are treated like Kings in Saudia Arab have you ever heard of any American beheaded in Saudia?

lol, very funny.

Europeans and North American love Saudia, thats why they live in compounds and gated communities because they are not used to the Saudia culture and also partly afraid to live there as well.

 

[Zibago]

This is where I respectfully disagree with you.
One of my family friends say that outsiders feel pretty scared living in KSA. KSA is pretty strict.
During the dutch cartoons episode, the dutch people in KSA called themselves German, French, or Swiss to avoid discrimination in Saudi Arabia.


lol, very funny.

Europeans and North American love Saudia, thats why they live in compounds and gated communities because they are not used to the Saudia culture and also partly afraid to live there as well.

Buddy @Hell hound who lived in Saudi for most part of his life can explain to you how Murican migrants in Saudi are treated

They live in gated communities because unlike other migrants they wish to love by their own rules even when inside Saudia and the authorities allow that to happen

 

[Hell hound]

Europeans and North American love Saudia, thats why they live in compounds and gated communities because they are not used to the Saudia culture and also partly afraid to live there as well.

they live in these gated communities because law of the land can't touch them there.they are allowed to drink, date have sex ,women inside the walls can drive and wear whatever they want etc etc. these walled communities are called mini Europe for a reason. imagine any thing a western do in his daily life and you will see him doing it there.let me tell you a funny fact even saudis who are not the senior employees of Saudi Aramco are barred from entering these compounds.

This is where I respectfully disagree with you.
One of my family friends say that outsiders feel pretty scared living in KSA. KSA is pretty strict.
During the dutch cartoons episode, the dutch people in KSA called themselves German, French, or Swiss to avoid discrimination in Saudi Arabia.

you can get the idea about how much they value the western passport from this incident
A colleague of my dad how was working for 8000 SAR went to Canada got his passport color changed while he was doing petty jobs there and when he return back to saudia after 6 years of doing nothing related to his field he got the offer of 22000 SAR + added benefits from the same company and now he is getting 30000+

KSA is pretty strict.

only for the people of 3rd world countries

 

[Water Car Engineer]

You as brown skin Hindus are jumping up and down with joy on this hate against Muslims, but hate once let lose , burns all.
Eventually it won't remain limited to Muslims only ,as already evident from Sharp rise in anti sematic incidents in USA.
Your Indian Hindu brown skin too will feel the heat soon.

Why so? Saudi, etc. have their rules, their laws, etc. which Indians respect too.

 

[Indika]

Even my Hindu cousin who has a green card was asked to surrender it if he wants to proceed with the trip. He shuttles between India and US but was never stopped or harassed in past 10 years. After 3 hours of questioning he was allowed to his proceed under the condition that on his way back he has to surrender his green card. He was going to US to meet up with his son because of an emergency.

some ppl get immeasurable satisfaction by harassing ppl. I have seen that quite a bit, the idiot sitting on the other side will be a total loser but when they get the opportunity to harass ppl they wont let that chance slip. your cousin could simple refuse to surrender the green card unless they show the rulebook or law under which it is being rescinded.

But in this case this UK national was given visa to travel and refused to board when he was middle of the journey.

It is at least better that the person was prevented while boarding the the flight,worst case is if the person was denied entry on landing there.

 

[my2cents]

some ppl get immeasurable satisfaction by harassing ppl. I have seen that quite a bit, the idiot sitting on the other side will be a total loser but when they get the opportunity to harass ppl they wont let that chance slip. your cousin could simple refuse to surrender the green card unless they show the rulebook or law under which it is being rescinded.


It is at least better that the person was prevented while boarding the the flight,worst case is if the person was denied entry on landing there.

At least my cousin was allowed to proceed because of emergency situation. Actually he never cared to live in US but would use his green card to travel to US at least twice a year and hence the harassment.
Being a lawyer he knew he was in violation of rules and was warned before but they never acted upon revoking it.