Troy Newman: Anti-abortion activist detained after flying to Melbourne despite visa cancellation

[Berlin Expat]

Source: ABC News Australia

American anti-abortion activist Troy Newman has been detained at Melbourne Airport, after travelling to Australia even though his visa had been cancelled.

Mr Newman, who has questioned why doctors who abort babies are not executed, had his visa cancelled by the Immigration Department yesterday and was stopped from getting on a flight in Denver.

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Mr Newman is the head of anti-abortion organisation Operation Rescue and was due to speak at events run by the group Right to Life Australia around Australia.

He said the revocation of his visa yesterday was "based on a pile of lies, including the idea that I promote violence".

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-01/troy-newman-detained-after-flying-to-melbourne/6819410

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This is a follow-up to the thread I posted yesterday regarding Mr. Newman: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141220395

It seems Mr. Newman is quite the glutton for punishment. Either that, or he's hoping he's now earned his plate of freshly-baked martyr cookies.

[Archae]

1. He's a "trVe Christian," that means da rulz don't apply to him!

I hope they send this jackass back in chains.

[SoapBox]

2. Jail this asshole.

So this arrogant dick thinks he can just enter another country...some kind of "brass".

[BlueJazz]

3. Hey..you piece of trash. You're in my country now...get the fuck out of here.

(Heh, heh..I told him off)

[Berlin Expat]

4. I'm hoping

that the Australian authorities will deport him back to the US in short order, and while I'm no expert in international immigration law, I wouldn't be shocked to see the authorities there basically slap a travel ban on Mr. Newman from ever entering the country again - a persona non grata kind of thing (presuming Australia can do that under their laws - I know the UK does, and they've used it before against the likes of Louis Farrakhan and Pamela Geller and a few others).

[SunSeeker]

5. Operation Rescue is a terrorist organization.

This ass wipe should be on every no fly list imaginable.

[jmowreader]

6. You think maybe we can refuse to let him back in?

He can be the new Mehran Nasseri, the guy who lived 17 years in a terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

7. How is that even possible?

When you check-in for a flight to Australia your passport number is run through a database of travelers an electronic travel authority has been issued to. If there isn't one, you can't check in.

[Berlin Expat]

8. I don't know....

maybe he badgered the airline personnel into letting him on the flight to Australia or something.

[YabaDabaNoDinoNo]

11. If he did badger them they should be fired for letting him on the aircraft

His org has a history of violence including bombing of medical facilities.

Operation rescue is a terrorist org and all of its members are terrorists they all belong in prison and that is being generous

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. The article says United face a fine for allowing him to board

He also posted to Facebook during the flight - thus making sure the border officials knew he was coming:

"Through a chain of events the Lord has allowed me to get on a plane in spite of many objections by the airlines and Australia. we have been in the air 11 hours and will land in about 4. "

[SwissTony]

17. Yep, and all it brought you was an extended view of how our Customs work.

I hope Customs took a big bite out of his credit card.

[niyad]

15. which is why united is now in trouble.

[brooklynite]

10. I'm surprised a US Citizen needs a visa to visit Australia.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

13. Everyone needs an entry visa for Australia, it's a $20 cash grab

The US thought it was such a good idea we ripped it off.

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

12. Give me an "F". Give me a "U".....

FUCK YOU!!

[niyad]

14. yeah, tony, so much "peaceful, prayerful action"

"My 25-year history of peaceful, prayerful action speaks for itself," he said.

Mr Newman, who has questioned why doctors who abort babies are not executed,. . .

[Gregorian]

16. They ought to have this kind of intensity for the environment since it will kill far more babies

The few abortions will be far exceeded by climate change. But then that wouldn't be delusional.