Hamilton man forced to sell retirement home after being barred from the U.S.

[inanna]

Source: CBC

Posted: Feb 15, 2017 5:45 AM ET

Ken Drake has a gorgeous waterfront retirement home in Florida, but he can't get within 2,000 kilometres of it.

After decades of travelling back and forth to the U.S. without issue, the Hamilton man says he has been barred from America over a 47-year-old conviction for possession of stolen property that was never an issue before now.

One Canadian security expert says the situation seems like an extreme reaction to uncertainty caused by the Trump administration's rhetoric and ever-shifting border policies, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintains that isn't the case.

The stolen property in question, Drake says, is a few floral prints that were taken from an apartment he was renting in Hamilton when he was just 17-years-old. He never bothered to bring them back to the landlord, back in 1969.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/us-border-1.3982272?cmp=rss

[Ligyron]

1. Now, is that not the most ridiculous thing you've ever heard?

I think a lot of these border agents are Trump supporters and are using that poorly written EO as an excuse and cover to get rid of brown people in the US.

Some are asking for their cell phone and social media accounts to check for anti-Trump postings.

I hope the Judiciary will give these folks the justice they need and deserve before it's all over.

[neeksgeek]

2. I for one am glad this criminal mastermind will never steal art in Amerikkka.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. We have had far too many tasteful pink flamingo statues stolen in FL.

We have taken all we can stand, from these Canadian Criminal Art Thief cartels.

[inanna]

7. ....

[neeksgeek]

8. It's ridiculous

There's no two ways about it; I did some stupid things when I was 17. To think they might come back on me more than 40 years later...

[PatSeg]

3. This is insane

[PatrickforO]

4. You know, if we are going to talk about draining the swamp,

what better place to begin than the US Customs and Border Protection. In fact, the whole immigration system has slowly become a haven for white supremacists, neo-nazis and other right wing-nuts. Look at those goof balls that handcuffed a five year old kid.

Yes, let us drain that swamp forthwith.

[orleans]

5. i'm feeling a lot safer now

there is a wave of safeness washing over me knowing that i am being protected from canadians who own retirement homes in florida and used to have friends that took floral paintings from an apartment 47 fucking years ago.

omg!