A close family friend recently had plans to visit my sister who lives in the US. She's a Canadian citizen and moved to Canada from Iran when she was four years old. Anyway, she's been to the US numerous times, but was denied entry two weeks ago, with no reason given, despite the ban not being in force.
Because here are many non-USA citizens on HN who travel to USA for work, conferences, business meetings etc. and are concerned that one day it might happen to them too?
- Admission is refused to holders of passports or travel documents containing a visa/stamp for Israel Israel or any data that passenger has been to Israel or indication of any connection with the State of Israel.
- All US passport holders are only allowed into Iran if part of a tour group (or with a guide). It apparently still stands that Americans must also be escorted from the airport to the hotel, and cannot make their own arrangements (it all has to be pre-organised – a simple addition via a tour company).
I fail to see how the parent story is relevant to tech at all.
A person with a federal warrant was arrested entering the USA. Why is this hacker news?
If you want to discuss "what might happen" when entering a country, and the entry laws of those countries, I'm game. But again, I don't see how it is tech related.
