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In response to
"Is this an accurate high level summary of the overall legal rulings in the Djokovic case?"
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Dano
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I mean, visas are one thing, but...
Posted by
Marlowe
Jan 16 '22, 07:05
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(And this is specific to the US, I know, but I bet this posture is true everywhere...):
"Having a U.S. visa allows you to travel to a port of entry, airport or land border crossing, and request permission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspector to enter the United States. While having a visa does not guarantee entry to the United States, it does indicate a consular officer at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad has determined you are eligible to seek entry for that specific purpose. DHS/CBP inspectors, guardians of the nation’s borders, are responsible for admission of travelers to the United States, for a specified status and period of time."
His visa probably should not have been granted, sure, which would save us all this bullshit. Still, there were fishy elements that warranted some further look.
One work colleague was once traveling from here through Miami to the Cayman Islands once. He was detained in Immigration for 6 hours, missing his flight, because his last name is Almeida and they thought it was "too close to an Arab name", whatever the eff that means (this is a year or two after 9/11). He eventually was able to continue his travel, but the "because you said so" part has always been true.
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