over-reaction?

STEED · 08-18-06, 12:57 PM

I am not to sure about this story. :hmm:

jumpy · 08-18-06, 06:34 PM

Likewise, despite my earlier comments

something sounds a bit odd one way or another. Perhaps there'll be more information forthcoming?

scandium · 08-18-06, 07:07 PM

Not to trivialize this in anyway, but this guy was lucky compared to what was done to Maher Arar.

On Sept. 26, 2002, Arar, while traveling on a Canadian passport, was detained in NYC's JFK International Airport while returning to Canada from Tunisia on family vacation. After being detained by US Immigration for almost two weeks without charge, he was deported to Syria. Canadian officials were not informed of the deportation until 2-3 days later. In Syria he was imprisoned for a year and tortured.

Arar was born in Syria in 1970, but emigrated to Canada in 1987 where he became a naturalized citizen, earned a Bachelor's and then a Master's in Engineering and had been employed in Ottawa as a Telecommunications engineer. Then he made the mistake of returning to Canada from vacation through the U.S.

More here:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/arar/

XabbaRus · 08-18-06, 07:21 PM

I dunno, I have dealt with US immigration a few times and I found them to be at the top end of arseholedom. Even Russian immigration are nicer..not kidding and that's saying something.

It does seem a bit odd. Mind you immigration in the US have sent non-asian Brits back home cos they discovered there is an unpaid parking ticket or similar trivial offense. I remember that one and they way the guy was treated was a disgrace.

For now I am giving the guy the benefit of the doubt until more info comes out later.

08-18-06, 12:57 PM	#1
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08-18-06, 07:07 PM	#3
scandium Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,098 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Not to trivialize this in anyway, but this guy was lucky compared to what was done to Maher Arar. On Sept. 26, 2002, Arar, while traveling on a Canadian passport, was detained in NYC's JFK International Airport while returning to Canada from Tunisia on family vacation. After being detained by US Immigration for almost two weeks without charge, he was deported to Syria. Canadian officials were not informed of the deportation until 2-3 days later. In Syria he was imprisoned for a year and tortured. Arar was born in Syria in 1970, but emigrated to Canada in 1987 where he became a naturalized citizen, earned a Bachelor's and then a Master's in Engineering and had been employed in Ottawa as a Telecommunications engineer. Then he made the mistake of returning to Canada from vacation through the U.S. More here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/arar/ __________________ What can you do against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? -- George Orwell

08-18-06, 07:21 PM	#4
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I dunno, I have dealt with US immigration a few times and I found them to be at the top end of arseholedom. Even Russian immigration are nicer..not kidding and that's saying something. It does seem a bit odd. Mind you immigration in the US have sent non-asian Brits back home cos they discovered there is an unpaid parking ticket or similar trivial offense. I remember that one and they way the guy was treated was a disgrace. For now I am giving the guy the benefit of the doubt until more info comes out later. __________________