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Eugene

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Wed Nov 15, 2023, 10:01 PM Nov 2023

US tourist deported after writing profanity on immigration form, Filipino officials say

Source: Miami Herald

US tourist deported after writing profanity on immigration form, Filipino officials say

Aspen Pflughoeft
Wed, November 15, 2023 at 12:04 PM EST·1 min read

A tourist from the United States was deported from the Philippines and banned from returning after he wrote profanity on immigration forms and acted “rude,” according to immigration officials.

The 34-year-old American arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport near Manila on a Nov. 7 flight from Bangkok, Thailand, the Philippines Bureau of Immigration said in a Nov. 8 news release.

At immigration, officers reminded the tourist to fill out the required paperwork, officials said. In response, officers said he “showed disdain” and filled out the form with a fake address, incomplete name and profanity.

The 34-year-old also “tossed his passport and his mobile phone angrily to the immigration officer,” officials said.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/us-tourist-deported-writing-profanity-170405083.html

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US tourist deported after writing profanity on immigration form, Filipino officials say (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2023 OP
and - maybe an addition to the no-fly list? stopdiggin Nov 2023 #1
There's a reason for the term "Rude American." Silent Type Nov 2023 #2
Really stupid! Drunk? keithbvadu2 Nov 2023 #3
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