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UK Journalist strip-searched and thrown in jail in US
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When writer Elena Lappin flew to LA, she dreamed of a sunkissed, laid-back city. But that was before airport officials decided to detain her as a threat to security ...
She's a reporter for an internationally acclaimed publication, she's a citizen their one true ally in the world, she's married to an American citizen, her daughter is an American citizen, and she formerly had permanent residency status, and yet she is treated like she is a terrorist.
What is the land of the free coming to?
This journalist was visiting L.A to cover E3, he writes about fucking video games!
This homeland security issue is getting crazy
Obviously the terriosts did win after all.
(via mefi)
She's a reporter for an internationally acclaimed publication, she's a citizen their one true ally in the world, she's married to an American citizen, her daughter is an American citizen, and she formerly had permanent residency status, and yet she is treated like she is a terrorist.
What is the land of the free coming to?
Swedish journalist Erik Hansson was arrested for not having a journalist visa when he arrived at Los Angeles airport on 13 May to report on the trade fair for several newspapers and magazines. Several colleagues who also did not have visas were not arrested. Hansson was kept in an unheated room and then questioned. Twelve hours later, he was taken in handcuffs to a police detention centre. The next day he was taken back to the airport where he was held in a cell for nine hours before being deported to Sweden.
This journalist was visiting L.A to cover E3, he writes about fucking video games!
Two brazilian journalists were detained and deported last october. Their crime? They were by invited by Warner Brothers to watch Matrix Revolutions and tried entering the US with tourist visas.
This homeland security issue is getting crazy
Obviously the terriosts did win after all.(via mefi)
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