Curated by It’s That Part™ — Originally published by Politics on .
After 12 days of confinement at the Los Angeles International Airport, a Columbia University student was denied access to the country and deported. Agents allegedly questioned American poet Alistair Kitchen about his sights on Israel and Palestine, and they later downloaded the information from his mobile. When I got off the plane, they were waiting for me. I made it to the card processing line without actually getting in the lane, says Kitchen. Because they disagree with some person’s speech, Customs and Border Protection are using the incredible power and choice that they have to research and then refuse access.
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