U.S. keeps Disneyland-bound British Muslim family out of the country

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LONDON — As Mohammed Tariq Mahmood sat in the departure lounge of London’s Gatwick Airport last week, he was surrounded by giddy children, ecstatic for the 11-hour flight that would ferry them to Disneyland.
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“Mickey Mouse – I’m looking forward to seeing you tomorrow,” Mahmood’s 10-year-old niece scribbled in her diary, alongside a colorful illustration complete with oversized ears. “I’ve got to go now. We’re getting on the plane.”
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But they never did. A border control officer, on orders from Washington, intervened, Mahmood said, telling him and his brother that their family of 11 had been barred from the flight.
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What was supposed to be a dream vacation instead became on Wednesday just the latest flash-point in a debate over Islam and security that inflamed passions on both sides of the Atlantic.
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washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/23/u-s-keeps-muslim-family-headed-to-disneyland-out-of-the-country/
 
WKW_69 said:
I’m sure there is a valid reason to keep them out. This is just activist groups trying to tear down border control entry for people that are not allowed in the country. BTW, There is a disney park in Europe. 🤷
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Exactly! 👍
 
From the article:
But in a letter to DHS on Wednesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations asked for a probe into whether the department was effectively implementing Trump’s proposal. The letter cited “a real and growing perception in the Muslim community that it is being increasingly targeted by DHS officials.”
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Yes, of course. The Obama DHS is implementing Trump’s policy. That makes sense. :rolleyes:
 
Reports are that this “family” was a man, his two brothers, and their children. Nothing about wives/mothers. Interesting “family” group. In the current political environment, the government would presumably bend over backwards to avoid any appearance of adopting the extreme position of its political adversaries. It seems reasonable to presume there’s more here than the mainstream media is reporting. Maybe, for once, this “family’s” Internet postings were actually looked at.
 
Tarpeian_Rock said:
Reports are that this “family” was a man, his two brothers, and their children. Nothing about wives/mothers. Interesting “family” group. In the current political environment, the government would presumably bend over backwards to avoid any appearance of adopting the extreme position of its political adversaries. It seems reasonable to presume there’s more here than the mainstream media is reporting. Maybe, for once, this “family’s” Internet postings were actually looked at.
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You know something the mainstream media hasn’t reported yet?
 
Here’s hoping that Year of Mercy thing works out for us all. Merry Christmas to all!
 
**Update

Naturally the most recent news has been swept under the media’s dirty rug. Turns out that the UK authorities traced several Facebook posts about Taliban/radicalization to someone with a Facebook account in the home. The authorities confirmed this through IP address verification. However the family is saying that their account was “hacked”.

But it is odd that less than 24 hours later, this story is suddenly nonexistent since this evidence has come to light.
 
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