French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
Summary
US immigration officers denied entry to a French scientist traveling to Houston after finding phone messages criticizing the Trump administration.
French research minister Philippe Baptiste condemned the decision, stressing the importance of academic freedom.
US authorities reportedly accused the scientist of "hateful and conspiratorial messages" but later dropped charges.
Baptiste has been vocal against Trump and Elon Musk for cutting research funding and invited American scientists to relocate to France.
Trump is killing the USA
And boosting EU Honestly, i think trump is the best thing that happened for the EU.
Finally waking up from their USA reliance sleeping pill
I had the same hope the last time this clown was president (welp, there goes my US visa). It didn't happen. Maybe this time it'll be different but as long as conservatives have any saying in EU politics I'm very much sceptical.
Policing thoughtcrime. You know, just small government things…
I have anti Trump messages on my phone. Can I get a free deportation out of here? I'll let my family sell my shit and send me the money.
No they’ll just throw citizens in internment camps
The government will keep your money probably lol
Can I get a free deportation out of here?
No, you need to buy your own ticket like the French scientist had to. The flight back isn't free either unless they insured the travel for such conditions.
Americans have this idea that they can just enter other countries and live there just by virtue of being American.
I grew up in America and they drilled this bullshit into our heads from grades 3-6. Disgusting to see this attitude continue in grown adults.
Wow. What happened to the love for the constitution?
Wow. What happened to the love for the constitution?
AFAIK the constitution doesn't apply here. I can't remember who or even when it was but there was a musician or actor who once said in a TV interview that they consumed pot in the past and then were turned back to where they came. See also https://www.usentrywaiverlaw.ca/marijuana-tourism.php
Basically: The US has been hostile not only to migrants but mere tourists since quite some time (at the very least since 9/11), even under Democratic administration. On entry, don't admit to anything and wipe your phone (restore a cloud backup after successful entry). Or even better, don't go to that shithole country that treats people who fund the tourism industry like criminals. If they don't treat you like they want your tourist money, they shouldn't get that money in the first place.
Just ironic that they love the constitution and first amendment rights but would support this
I want to know how they got access to his phone. Did he hand it over willingly? Did they run some kind of scan by connecting it to a device? Did they have a court order or authority to search it?
How do we help others avoid this sort of thing? My recommendation: start using Signal.
Anecdotal, but I think the US has been allowed to seize the electronic devices of people trying to enter the country since like forever.
They're also weird as fuck about letting people enter the country and now it's obviously getting even worse and lots of media attention
Since the Patriot Act.
It was there since a long time. People coming to US are warned by foreign organizations about the port checking the contents of their phone, text, photos, apps etc. It just didn't happen as often as it does now.
Land of the free (speech)
For people saying “democracy is dying”. Nope. Democracy is dead. That doesn’t mean it can’t be revived. But at this moment the US is not a democracy.