A British Muslim teacher was denied entry to the US while on a school trip
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LONDON — Juhel Miah, a British Muslim teacher from Swansea, was denied entry to the United States while on a school trip last week, the Guardian reports.
Despite a suspension of US President Donald Trump’s travel ban, Miah, who was with other teachers and a group of children. The group was about to leave Reykjavik, Iceland for New York, but he was removed from the plane before takeoff.
The 25-year-old maths teacher, who is a British citizen, does not have dual nationality, but had valid visa documents.
He said he was made to feel like a criminal: “Everyone was looking at me. As I was getting my luggage the teachers and kids were confused. I couldn’t believe this was happening. I was being escorted out. It made me feel like a criminal. I couldn’t speak, I was lost for words.”
Miah said as soon as he showed his passport during check-in, he was told he had been selected for a “random security check,” but was given the “all clear.” After he was removed from the plane, Miah said he was taken to a hotel where he waited for two hours in a “horrendous” room.
Miah’s employer, the Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, has written to the US embassy in London to demand an explanation. In a statement, it said: “Whilst the school trip proceeded as planned, Mr Miah’s removal from the flight left pupils and colleagues shocked and distressed.”
A council spokesperson added that it was “appalled” by the treatment Miah, who is a “popular and respected teacher,” and that it had raised the issue with their local MP.
“No satisfactory reason has been provided for refusing entry to the United States — either at the airport in Iceland or subsequently at the US Embassy in Reykjavik. Mr Miah attempted to visit the Embassy; but was denied access to the building. Understandably he feels belittled and upset at what appears to be an unjustified act of discrimination,” the spokesperson said.
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