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US Stops British Muslim Family From Boarding Flight To Visit Disneyland (theguardian.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-humans-allowed dept.

An anonymous reader writes: U.S. authorities blocked a British Muslim family from boarding a plane at London's Gatwick airport. They were flying to Los Angeles on a trip to visit Disneyworld. "U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the plane, even though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight." This comes at a time when prominent groups and individuals within the U.S. are arguing in favor of blocking entrance for all Muslims. The refusal, and the U.S.'s unwillingness to explain, is raising concern within the UK government. The family is out $13,340 for their plane tickets.

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  1. France by DrYak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, there's Disneyland Paris, but...

    ...they might be on strike. :-D

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  2. Re:To summarize by Runaway1956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    A CLOAK? You wear a CLOAK? To hell with the beard, the Moorish ancestry, and any other shit you come up with. I'd give anyone in a fucking cloak the hairy eyeball too. WTF is with you people? Wear a coat. Wear a jacket. Wear a nice wool sweater. Don't come sneaking through security in a God-damned CLOAK! Are you a hobbit in disguise?

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  3. Re:No. There aren't. by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, there's already a few big news outlets that, strangely enough, seem to assume that Trump already has enough influence to revoke Visas.

    That's why I use MasterCard.