Chelsea Manning says she has been barred from entering Canada

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Chelsea Manning says she has been barred from entering Canada

Former US soldier and one of the most prominent whistleblowers of modern times posts letter to Twitter saying she is ‘not authorized to enter Canada’

Ashifa Kassam in Toronto and Ed Pilkington in New York
Monday 25 September 2017 21.00 BST

Chelsea Manning, the former US soldier who served seven years in military prison after instigating one of the biggest breaches of classified data in US history, has said she has been barred from entering Canada.

On Monday, Manning posted on Twitter a report from the Canadian government that identified her as a foreign national “who has not been authorized to enter Canada” due to prior convictions.

“So, I guess Canada has permanently banned me?” wrote Manning – one of the most prominent whistleblowers of modern times.

Link to tweet

The letter, addressed to the country’s minister of immigration, said Manning had attempted to enter Canada at the official border crossing near Champlain, New York, late last week.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/25/chelsea-manning-says-she-has-been-barred-from-entering-canada

[comradebillyboy]

1. Manning is a convicted felon

Canada has every right to reject her.

[Madam45for2923]

2. Too bad & too sad.

[irisblue]

3. well

Their country, they can choose who enters. The article does say that her appeal is being considered. I'm sure there will be more to come on this in the future.

[HoustonDave]

20. Selective immigration

"Their country, they can choose who enters." So Canada can but when the US does ...

[irisblue]

23. I knew someonewould go for this! Welcome to DU

The custom & border patrol web site has a lengthy descriptions of what will make/keep you inadmissable for admission to the US. I'm pretty sure that a felony conviction in your country of origin would get you stopped at the US border. There is an appeals process as well. Just as Manning is thinking about her appeal, I bet you one glass of ice tea, there are people appealing their denials.

[cwydro]

4. Go away Chelsea.

Your 15 minutes are up.

[janterry]

5. does she have a passport?

I'm guessing she does, but I thought she couldn't?

[Weekend Warrior]

6. I don't see an issue. Nt

[haele]

8. Canadian Law. They don't allow convicted felons to cross their borders without pre-authorization.

It's an old law, too. Back in the late 60's, we'd be asked at the border crossing when we used to go up to Vancouver BC for a weekend soccer tournament my brother's team used to play in every fall.

Haele

[JoeStuckInOH]

7. She's a Felon under US law that would similarly be a Felony under Canadian law. No entry to Felons.

[Madam45for2923]

9. Sooner or later it will be Donald & co. not allowed anywhere.

[JustAnotherGen]

27. That's not fair

I want him to take a slow boat somewhere, anywhere, and never come back again.

Some country somewhere has gotta take that S.O.B.

[PJMcK]

28. A little boat that leaks (n/t)

[JI7]

10. Does she think she should be treated as a hero ?

[Adrahil]

11. Betray your country and there are consequences. NT

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

12. I work with someone who can't enter Canada because they were arrested having sex on a beach

My sympathy for this individual is zilch, be grateful you're not in jail and go away.

[left-of-center2012]

33. "sex on a beach"

My ex and I stopped on a South Carolina beach one warm summer night to have sex.

We put down a blanket,
and as we began to get naked,
a zillion little crabs came up out of the sand.

We grabbed our stuff* and ran to the car.

*
By 'stuff' I refer to clothes, etc.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

34. These two unfortunate souls wandered into a sting operation

There had been issues with bad behavior by crust punks at that beach which was right behind $5 million dollar homes, then they ended up in the paddy wagon with a bunch of crust punks and other scofflaws. If I recall correctly they were both charged with trespassing, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, open container and resisting arrest. They also charged her with public urination because there was a damp spot in the sand they believed could only have come from a woman. They were able to get rid of all the charges except for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. She will go to her grave denying that she peed there.

[EllieBC]

13. Why are people always shocked when they hear about things like this?

It's like every time someone says they want to move to Canada or whatever other country and then they react with shock and anger that there are rules and conditions that must be met.

[fescuerescue]

14. Felons are barred without going through an exception process

Even a DUI will bar you from entry into Canada.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

15. The process is called rehabilitation

I doubt someone will be considered eligible if the equivalent Canadian offense is deemed to be treason.

[Lee-Lee]

16. Their country, their rules

Canada is very strict on who enters- both for immigration purposes and just for visits.

I had a friend who was barred entry for a misdemeanor DUI that was pleaded down to wreckless driving 15 years before, and a ticket he just paid 5 years before for operating a commercial vehicle without a CDL. They said the DUI was the equivalent to a felony no mater what it was pleaded down to and the later ticket indicate he had not "rehabilitated" himself.

Canada is really strict.

Most people have never looked at what Canadas immigration requirements are. They are very strict. Most Americans would never qualify to move there as legal residents or to try and get citizenship.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

17. Work visas, skilled or not are pretty easy to come by

Landed immigrant status or family sponsorship can be pretty tedious. Of-course there doesn't appear to be anybody stopping people from just walking over the border and claiming refugee status at the moment.

[EllieBC]

19. It's really hard. I've done it.

My husband is Canadian and I am US born. He sponsored me for my permanent residency. Cost quite a bit of money, tons of paperwork, over a year wait (couldn't work or get health care in that time). They scrutinize every minute of your life and relationship and they aren't playing around.

[Kaleva]

24. Being disabled, I can't become a Canadian or Australian citizen.

[leftofcool]

26. Australia won't let anyone immigrate over the age of 57

[Kaleva]

29. Well, that's against me too. I'm 58. Looks like Panama for me.

They actually offer incentives for those with a guaranteed income. SS, SSDI, military retirement snd such. I'd still be an Americsn citizen.

[Bradical79]

18. I could have told her she wouldn't be allowed in.

This is pretty standard when convicted. Not the only country where this will be a problem for her too.

[LiberalFighter]

21. She wasn't singled out.

Canada is very strict about who they let in. Even to visit.

[Blue_Tires]

22. What the fuck is her problem?

Yes, she is a convicted felon... Obama commuted her sentence, he didn't give her a full pardon

[Lee-Lee]

25. She wasn't getting enough attention this month

So what a better way to get some than attempt to go into a country you know you can't legally enter and then act surprised and oppressed when you get the exact result everyone knew you would.

[jberryhill]

32. "astonished"

She had planned to drive up the east coast from New York to Montreal, then fly across Canada to Vancouver and drive down the west coast, stopping off to join protests against the far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California, Berkeley.

I guess she was going to be looking for "really long term parking" in Montreal.

Manning’s support team have responded with astonishment to the suggestion by Canadian authorities that her prosecution under the US Espionage Act was equivalent to treason under Canadian law.

[B2G]

30. You mean to tell me that other countries have such laws

Regarding visitation and immigration? And we're OK with that?

I can scarcely believe it.

[Jake Stern]

31. Canada doesn't screw around

A buddy of mine was barred and refused rehabilitation to go on trips with his wife and son to see her family in Ontario because while his primary conviction was larceny he also was convicted of being in possession of a weapon (a knife) during the commission of a crime.

Apparently Canadian immigration told him that they could grant rehabilitation on the larceny charge but any weapons charge was a dealbreaker.