Jonathan, who asked that he had not revealed his real name, said he had returned to Australia to dispel his sister’s ashes and had little more than a change of clothing for a two -day stay and the urn. His return trip to the USA became a nightmare when he was arrested in Houston, Texas, although his visa was in good reputation.
Now Jonathan described the situation as “catastrophic” now in Australia and “Surfen”, he said, he said The guardian.
He remembered that he had been kept with around 100 people from different countries, many from South America, and had been called up for a short wait for survey.
At first Jonathan, who lived with his American girlfriend and worked in the USA, thought that the encounter was routine, but things escalated when the officials accused him of having two phones and being involved in drug trafficking.
Despite his protests that he did not work with drugs and only had one telephone, the officers continued to interview him and asked about the pass code of his phone. He asked for a lawyer, but he was said that he had no rights.
He said he had kept by handing over his phone and smartwatch.
He waited hours before he was called for another question, as reported by reported The guardian on Friday.
The new officer suggested that Jonathan could be involved with suspicious people, and dismissed his valid visa and claimed that it had shown the intention to remain permanent.
After several interviews, Jonathan was announced that his visa had been revoked and that he had returned to the United States for five years. He received a document in which he was an “immigrant who was not in the possession of a valid, unpaved immigration visa” and was traveled to Australia on a flight.
Jonathan’s experience is part of an increase in alarming border incidents in recent months.
In February, the British traveler Rebecca Burke was stopped, interviewed and described an illegal extraterrestrial of US immigration and customs authorities (ICE) while trying to leave the country.
The German citizens Lucas Sielaff, Fabian Schmidt and Jessica Brösche were arrested on arrival in the United States. Canadian citizen Jasmine Mooney reported that he was kept off ice for almost two weeks and was deported despite a valid work visa.
The strict immigration enforcement under Trump has intensified the examination of the Green Card and Visa holders and triggered concerns about the proper procedure. Right -wing experts warn that expansive interpretations of immigration laws could lead to deportations for minor violations or subjective political reasons.
Civil rights organizations and lawyers continue to question the actions of the administration and argue that many legal immigrants have unfair goals.
Kripa Upadhyay, an immigration lawyer based in Seattle, warned in the Times India that foreign nationals, especially those who renew H-1B or F-1 visa, “really have to think twice about international trips.
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, professor of immigration rights at the Cornell Law School, told AP that lawful constant residents generally have robust protection and “the most protected US citizen should be”.
However, Kelley-Widmer emphasized that protection is not absolutely; Green Card owners can be deported because of crimes that do not update inquiries with immigration authorities or fraudulent marriages.
According to the data collected nationwide, more than 800 international students and the youngest graduates in the United States have reportedly revoked their visas or changed their immigration status from the Foreign Ministry.
Those affected include people who are involved in protests against the war in Gaza, as well as others who are punished for minor violations, according to the news site industry In higher EDThe information from over 150 universities and universities put together about students who lost their F-1 or J-1 visa on April 11th.
Many university officials say that they are not sure what reasons for these Visa revocations can be seen, and most of the students concerned have not received any formal communications from immigration authorities.
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