Comments on: The Day I Got Deported From the US http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/ My most notorious writings Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-578 Anonymous Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:05:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-578 I'm American but live in Dubai, UAE (and before that in the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe).<br/><br/>I have stamps in my passport from Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and all the Gulf countries except Saudi Arabia. Every time I go through US immigration I am harshly interrogated. Last time they went through every number in my mobile phone asking me who they were and why I have them in my phone. It usually takes me at least half an hour to get past immigration in my own country. I was asked "Why would you live in an Arab country when you can live here in America?"<br/><br/>When I was in Iran, I stayed in a hotel that had brass letters above reception reading 'Down with USA'. I could not have said it better myself!<br/><br/>Down with USA. I’m American but live in Dubai, UAE (and before that in the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe).

I have stamps in my passport from Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, and all the Gulf countries except Saudi Arabia. Every time I go through US immigration I am harshly interrogated. Last time they went through every number in my mobile phone asking me who they were and why I have them in my phone. It usually takes me at least half an hour to get past immigration in my own country. I was asked “Why would you live in an Arab country when you can live here in America?”

When I was in Iran, I stayed in a hotel that had brass letters above reception reading ‘Down with USA’. I could not have said it better myself!

Down with USA.

]]> By: G http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-468 G Mon, 12 May 2008 03:20:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-468 I'm not sure if anyone is going to read this but someone really needs to look at the USA's human rights record. I went to American, feel in love & married my American wife & overstayed on my visa. Then one day I was riding the bus minding my own business, next thing I know, a policeman got on the bus asked to see my I.D. I didn't have one & told him i'm married to a US citizen but overstayed on my visa. Next thing I know I was hauled off the bus, stuck in prison for 6 months & had my human rights abused on a daily basis & i've never committed a crime in my life. I was then deported & now have a 10 year ban to lift before I can return to my wife & kids, all because I wasn't born in the USA. America was built on immigrants, mostly from Europe. Since returning to England, i've read many stories of families being ripped apart for no good reason other than 1 or both parents are foreign nationals. It's like what the Nazis were doing to people 65+ years ago & it's wrong. The Department of Homeland Security is run by very, very, very evil people & the rest of the world must do something to make the US government accountable for abusing innocent people's human rights! I’m not sure if anyone is going to read this but someone really needs to look at the USA’s human rights record. I went to American, feel in love & married my American wife & overstayed on my visa. Then one day I was riding the bus minding my own business, next thing I know, a policeman got on the bus asked to see my I.D. I didn’t have one & told him i’m married to a US citizen but overstayed on my visa. Next thing I know I was hauled off the bus, stuck in prison for 6 months & had my human rights abused on a daily basis & i’ve never committed a crime in my life. I was then deported & now have a 10 year ban to lift before I can return to my wife & kids, all because I wasn’t born in the USA. America was built on immigrants, mostly from Europe. Since returning to England, i’ve read many stories of families being ripped apart for no good reason other than 1 or both parents are foreign nationals. It’s like what the Nazis were doing to people 65+ years ago & it’s wrong. The Department of Homeland Security is run by very, very, very evil people & the rest of the world must do something to make the US government accountable for abusing innocent people’s human rights!

]]> By: chernobyl http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-370 chernobyl Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:07:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-370 Well, rules are rules, but using a bit of common sense when applying the rules is always desirable. I was involved in a similar paperwork mix-up in Brussels in 2001; the Belgian authorities were very professional, and everything was resolved in less than an hour.<br/>I can give you many other examples of European authorities showing some understanding and common sense without compromising safety and security at all. Well, rules are rules, but using a bit of common sense when applying the rules is always desirable. I was involved in a similar paperwork mix-up in Brussels in 2001; the Belgian authorities were very professional, and everything was resolved in less than an hour.
I can give you many other examples of European authorities showing some understanding and common sense without compromising safety and security at all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-364 Anonymous Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:04:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-364 In 2004 I flew from iran to greece via bahrain,at the very same day the ending ceremony of the olympics took place. <br/>I just showed my password, they didnt even bothered to check ;P Red passports rule ;D In 2004 I flew from iran to greece via bahrain,at the very same day the ending ceremony of the olympics took place.
I just showed my password, they didnt even bothered to check ;P Red passports rule ;D

]]> By: Chris http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-326 Chris Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:43:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-326 I recall reading a recent article about the integrity of the Belgian passport. There had been many reports of their passports being faked, as well as thousands of blank passports stolen from Embassies and other Issuance angencies such as honorary consulates and even town halls in Belgium. I believe that this is one reason that the CBP and DHS decided to have a different regulation on Belgian passports. Please read through the following article from the New York Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE6D6133DF933A25751C0A9649C8B63<br/><br/>I would like to comment that the NY Times is definetly not pro-Bush, let alone a propoganda machine of the US Gov't. I do not honor the premise of, nor believe the claims that Bush tried to screw over Belgian citizens because of their government's protest over issues in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. <br/><br/>So before people go and try to make accusations of some hidden political conspiracy and their agenda, please be mindful that sometimes things actually happen for a reason. The rampant increase in the attempted and successful use of fraudulent Belgian passports is the most likely reason DHS changed the protocol on admitting those from Belgium with only the most recent passports so they could with relative ease confirm their authenticity. <br/><br/>Plus, we all know you can't start trying to be admitted on a different passport once you start using one. Its not like a credit card where if one is rejected we can try all the others. <br/><br/>Nonetheless, interesting read and I understand your lack of knowledge on new regulations due to your work and contact (or lack there of) with authorities, or any modern world concerning such trivial things such as machine-readibility, when you work in conditions where having electricity is a luxury. <br/><br/>If you were travelling on official business, aren't you issued travel orders as well as having a travel office, whose specific job it is to make sure that these specific issues (such as passport validity) are taken care of? I recall reading a recent article about the integrity of the Belgian passport. There had been many reports of their passports being faked, as well as thousands of blank passports stolen from Embassies and other Issuance angencies such as honorary consulates and even town halls in Belgium. I believe that this is one reason that the CBP and DHS decided to have a different regulation on Belgian passports. Please read through the following article from the New York Times: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE6D6133DF933A25751C0A9649C8B63

I would like to comment that the NY Times is definetly not pro-Bush, let alone a propoganda machine of the US Gov’t. I do not honor the premise of, nor believe the claims that Bush tried to screw over Belgian citizens because of their government’s protest over issues in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.

So before people go and try to make accusations of some hidden political conspiracy and their agenda, please be mindful that sometimes things actually happen for a reason. The rampant increase in the attempted and successful use of fraudulent Belgian passports is the most likely reason DHS changed the protocol on admitting those from Belgium with only the most recent passports so they could with relative ease confirm their authenticity.

Plus, we all know you can’t start trying to be admitted on a different passport once you start using one. Its not like a credit card where if one is rejected we can try all the others.

Nonetheless, interesting read and I understand your lack of knowledge on new regulations due to your work and contact (or lack there of) with authorities, or any modern world concerning such trivial things such as machine-readibility, when you work in conditions where having electricity is a luxury.

If you were travelling on official business, aren’t you issued travel orders as well as having a travel office, whose specific job it is to make sure that these specific issues (such as passport validity) are taken care of?

]]> By: Michael http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-258 Michael Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:12:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-258 Thanks for the nice post! Thanks for the nice post!

]]> By: Anonymous http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-240 Anonymous Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:33:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-240 Americans... sheesh. As if everyone is dying to get into their country. I commend you on keeping your cool throughout the entire situation. I'm sure those neanderthals would have shot you had you done otherwise. Americans… sheesh. As if everyone is dying to get into their country. I commend you on keeping your cool throughout the entire situation. I’m sure those neanderthals would have shot you had you done otherwise.

]]> By: annerose http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-198 annerose Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:21:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-198 These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment. These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment.

]]> By: Anonymous http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-153 Anonymous Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:06:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-153 Wow, what a bunch of America haters! Wow, what a bunch of America haters!

]]> By: Peter Casier http://petercasier.be/writing/the-day-i-got-deported-from-the-us/comment-page-2/#comment-87 Peter Casier Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:34:00 +0000 http://petercasier.be/writing/?p=61#comment-87 Hahaha. I will follow your advice! :-)))<br/><br/>P. Hahaha. I will follow your advice! :-) ))

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