Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants
by jbergens on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:52PM
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Isn't being a member of a terrorist organization enough to kick them out?
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Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants
by sombremesa on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:08AM
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It probably depends. I would think that an alien can be deported arbitrarily regardless of anything (having no absolute right to be in the country to begin with, can be rejected arbitrarily at passport control etc.), but usually in a court of law you can't be penalized for "being" something, only for doing or having done something.
Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants
by chungleong on Monday June 03, 2019 @04:50AM
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From a legal standpoint that's problematic since the government would be imposing a punishment on acts committed outside its jurisdiction--possibly ex post facto as well.
Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants
by daemin on Monday June 03, 2019 @06:34AM
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But a lot of countries have laws which say that you can be prosecuted upon your return for doing anything outside of the country which is illegal inside the country.
Re:US demands social media details from visa applicants
by chungleong on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:22PM
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Western countries generally only invoke extraterrestrial jurisdiction in matters concerning basic human rights. Laws criminalizing sex with minors oversea are arguably domestic implementation of international law. Sexual slavery is not a choice that sovereign states can make.