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Re:Deported with a Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message I... by prymitive on Sunday February 26, 2017 @11:35PM (#13741892)
I feel that when people read this kind of stories they immediately connect it to Trump, but the sad truth is that this is not something new and have been happening under previous administration too. The big difference is that previous administration didn't encourage it publicly, did not issue any executive orders for it, but that didn't stop border control from acting this way. The first thing you learn about US visa is that it doesn't guarantee US admission. Don't take it as an attempt to downplay the issue, I just think that it's important to put it in the historical context as this behaviour isn't really new.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/31/british-tourists-tweets-... http://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/us-deporting-valid-visa-... http://redbus2us.com/news-us-cbp-deports-14-students-many-st... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/north-america...

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Re:Deported with a Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message I... by trprog on Monday February 27, 2017 @12:05AM (#13742018)
>The first thing you learn about US visa is that it doesn't guarantee US admission

It is worth noting that this is true of every country. A visa does not guarantee entry. Your entry is ultimately at the discretion of the immigration/border officers.

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Re:Deported with a Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message I... by amasad on Sunday February 26, 2017 @11:56PM (#13741978)
True. Happened a few years ago with a Jordanian PhD candidate on the eve of his PhD defense. Here is the HN discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5867829

It looks like he was later granted entrance. So maybe the previous adminstration was at least accessible and open to reason.

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Re:Deported with a Valid U.S. Visa, Jordanian Says Message I... by pfarnsworth on Sunday February 26, 2017 @11:58PM (#13741994)
Being allowed in over 2 years later is considered "open to reason"? I think that's a terrible inference to draw from that situation.
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