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Re: If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should the IETF respond?

2017-01-30 07:12:25
On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 12:46:40PM +0000, Christer Holmberg wrote:
Holding meetings exclusively outside the US means that anyone living
in the US under a green card or similar may well not be able to return
from such a meeting.

It has been announced that the ban does not apply to green card holders.

What has been announced and what is happening are very different.  Example:

        "I was born in Baltimore MD in 1951.  That automatically makes
        me an American.  Interesting and creepy experience checking into
        Houston International Airport this morning.  I was detained for
        almost an hour by the TSA with questions about my travels to
        North Africa (1970s), my current social media communications
        with friends in Taiwan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Morocco to
        name a few, where I have had friends for years and decades.
        These communications consist mainly of flowers, children, dogs,
        recipes and understanding of our different cultures.  I was
        asked if I was Christian, and I said yes I am.  My passport was
        taken, and was told it would be returned by mail in 14 business
        days. [...]"

Citizen.  Detained.  Interrogated.  Passport confiscated.

---rsk