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gopiscrap

(24,671 posts) Fri Jul 20, 2018, 12:11 PM Jul 2018

I am so pissed [View all]

Last edited Tue Dec 4, 2018, 01:23 AM - Edit history (1)

I was supposed to go and serve for a month in a refugee camp in Greece. Right before we were supposed to go I was put on the no-fly list (second time for me) mainly for all the protesting I have done, pus in 1988 I was charged with inciting a riot when George Bush came to Tacoma to campaign for president) charges were dropped but the repubs hold grudges.

I lost a bunch of money because of flights etc...but the real thing that hurts is that I am not able to go.

The more serous part of this was that as this was happening the validity my US naturalization was being challenged. That not only enraged me, but scared the crap out of me. When I confronted ICE they not only had a listing of all 46 times I have entered and left the country, but also my alien registration card, my citizenship papers and the score on the test I took.

So folks, if you are naturalized and think you are safe, if you are a progressive activist think again.

On a side note, there were four others, who also didn 't get to go to a refugee camp that I know of this summer because of the same thing.

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I am so pissed [View all] gopiscrap Jul 2018 OP

So sorry snowybirdie Jul 2018 #1

Sorry....very sorry... Stuart G Jul 2018 #2

This is terrifying. Squinch Jul 2018 #3

I'm so sorry.... onecaliberal Jul 2018 #4

Damned frightening. I'm so sorry this is happening to you and others. hlthe2b Jul 2018 #5

Did they accuse you of fraud or lying on your citizenship application? VMA131Marine Jul 2018 #6

I did go to my reps. Also because I am so well connected gopiscrap Jul 2018 #8

So basically, they were just harassing you because they could. VMA131Marine Jul 2018 #10

yup that was exactly it gopiscrap Jul 2018 #18

Being a "progressive activist" may have put you at the head of the line RandomAccess Jul 2018 #30

This post confuses me. You made citizenship as a 165 year old? Do you mean a 16 year old? Tipperary Jul 2018 #25

oops should say 15 year old gopiscrap Jul 2018 #26

Immigration dropped their inquiry gopiscrap Jul 2018 #27

Thank you for doing your part to make the world a better place. oasis Jul 2018 #7

Wow! You are really brave! lunatica Jul 2018 #9

thank you so much gopiscrap Jul 2018 #19

Go to the media The Hitman Jul 2018 #11

That's terrible. LittleGirl Jul 2018 #12

When were you naturalized? dhol82 Jul 2018 #13

my mom was a refugee for a short bit gopiscrap Jul 2018 #20

When were you naturalized? Or were you born here? Tipperary Jul 2018 #23

I achieved my citizenship gopiscrap Jul 2018 #24

I have been here for a while dhol82 Jul 2018 #28

There were rumors and reports they would go this way... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #14

Only a federal judge can denaturalize you on strong evidence dalton99a Jul 2018 #15

The fascist will use any trick in the book to squelch protests elmac Jul 2018 #16

I've never been out of the country. Is it a norm for someone to travel out of country over 40 times? Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #17

Yes it is I have family left in Germany gopiscrap Jul 2018 #21

you can get cheap charter tickets specially in the late 60's and 70's to Europe gopiscrap Jul 2018 #22

Google flight is your friend. drray23 Dec 2018 #32

Wow. Holy Moly , Batman! That's cheeep. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #33

That's the cost to go to paris france. drray23 Dec 2018 #34

Good deal. If I ever travel out of the country.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #35

Your story is Exactly why the the Thuglicans are AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #29

Wow. That is awful--and scaryl! nt tblue37 Dec 2018 #31