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You don't revoke passports. Once you arrested someone, the judge may decide to retain the travel documents to avoid that person fleeing justice. But the passport is not revoked, it is confiscated. And that is done once the person is arrested, not while the person is sitting somewhere in the world in a transit area.

Revoking a passport is quite extreme and I have never heard of such action. It is not the usual way to pursue international criminals. Thus it is a different treatment.

Passport Canada (US must have something similar) has a description of actions that may get your passport revoked. At this point I think he does fall in there.

Being Canadian and having family that cross the border on a regular basis, how will this affect Canadians? Will we have to register online?

Canadians entering the states (who are driving, not flying) do not need anything other than a valid drivers license and a clean criminal record

I hate to break it to you:
Canadians travelling to the United States
By land or water

Canadian citizens will require a passport to enter the United States at land and marine ports of entry as of June 1, 2009.

However, as of January 31, 2008, if you travel to the United States by land or water, a United States law requires you to present:

        * a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's licence
            AND a birth certificate or a citizenship card;
            OR
        * for persons aged 18 and under, a birth certificate or a citizenship card only;
            OR
        * a valid passport.

By air

Since January 23, 2007, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) came into effect for air travel to the United States. The following documents are acceptable:

        * A valid Canadian passport; or
        * A NEXUS card when used at a NEXUS kiosk at designated airports.

The NEXUS program offers a simplified and expedited clearance process to pre-approved, low-risk travellers.

WHTI is an American endeavour that establishes new requirements for documentation to enter the . It is being implemented in stages.

Canada's passports have had a similar "no-smile" requirement since 2003. http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/photos.aspx?lang=eng

Have you tried getting a passport lately? The wait is on the order of six months. It's an enormous pain in the neck for something that in no way improves security at border crossings.

According to Passport Canada, the processing time for a Canadian passport is currently 5 weeks. And that's only if you mail in your application. If you bring it into a passport office in person, the processing time is 2 weeks. If you ask them to rush it because you're going on holidays, they'll do it even faster. (http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/service.aspx?lang=eng)

They even recently changed the rules for finding a Guarantor -- previously you had to find someone who was part of a professional association for 5 years, but now, you just have to find someone who has had a passport for 5 years. (http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/section2.aspx?lang=eng)

Doesn't seem that hard to me, especially for something you only have to do if you're traveling to another country, and then only once every few years.

Have you tried getting a passport lately? The wait is on the order of six months. It's an enormous pain in the neck for something that in no way improves security at border crossings.

According to Passport Canada, the processing time for a Canadian passport is currently 5 weeks. And that's only if you mail in your application. If you bring it into a passport office in person, the processing time is 2 weeks. If you ask them to rush it because you're going on holidays, they'll do it even faster. (http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/service.aspx?lang=eng)

They even recently changed the rules for finding a Guarantor -- previously you had to find someone who was part of a professional association for 5 years, but now, you just have to find someone who has had a passport for 5 years. (http://www.ppt.gc.ca/cdn/section2.aspx?lang=eng)

Doesn't seem that hard to me, especially for something you only have to do if you're traveling to another country, and then only once every few years.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/