My friends niece arrived yesterday February 2, 2017 at JFK Airport in New York. She is a Nigerian with a valid 2 year visa. She was held by US Immigration for over 12 hours and then deported with a 5 year ban.
Her crime was that she flew Qatar Airline. That was the red flag. The ignorant immigration officials wanted to know why she would fly from Nigeria to Qatar instead of through Europe.
They wanted to know her contacts in Qatar. She said it was due to cheap ticket price. They searched her phones, looked at all her contacts and even called her job in Nigeria.
After all the humiliation they said she had two choices, she could either go back to Nigeria or be put in detention in the US while they continue with extreme vetting. This all happened yesterday in our New United States. Please when traveling check your phones, your messages, your internet. Don't take unknown packages or letters for people and if you can avoid certain airlines please.
I am not trying to alarm you JFK is now like a war zone with lawyers and protesters on standby. If you have a Green Card, you better apply for citizenship as the GREEN CARD is almost worthless now.
I have been reporting for several years now and I am very interested in visual news reportage with strong inclusion of photos and video multimedia.
Posted: at 3-02-2017 08:25 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
concentrate at 3-02-2017 08:34 PM (7 years ago) (m)
very good. they should make it a permanent ban.
Posted: at 3-02-2017 08:34 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
I am finding this story hard to believe. In the first place was the woman the only Nigerian on the flight. Secondly why was she given 5yrs ban if they only needed to send her back to Nigeria. It just doesn't add up. The woman must have done some else besides just arriving on Qatar airways
Posted: at 3-02-2017 11:08 PM (7 years ago) | Newbie
Nottingham at 4-02-2017 01:03 AM (7 years ago) (m)
You love trump more? It surprises me to see many happy whenever someone is hurt. She would have been detained If they found something. 2yrs is always for tourist. Nigeria and Qatar are not in the ban list. Anyway This might be make up story
Posted: at 4-02-2017 01:03 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
You love trump more? It surprises me to see many happy whenever someone is hurt. She would have been detained If they found something. 2yrs is always for tourist. Nigeria and Qatar are not in the ban list. Anyway This might be make up story
Interesting point
Posted: at 4-02-2017 01:51 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
Could it have been the only Nigerian travelling on board of Qatar Airways? I know that many Nigerian fly it bcos it is very cheap. They must be acting on intelligent report that was traced to her.
Perhaps, there is something that is not being said here.
Posted: at 4-02-2017 05:17 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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