Canadians, French & British Denied Entry to the United States to attend Protest March

The Guardian is reporting that numerous Canadian, French and British citizens have been denied entry to the United States because they intended to join today’s anti-Trump protests. www.theguardian.com/

At at least one border crossing, the first question they were asked by border patrol officers was “Are you anti- or pro-Trump?” They were also all seriously harassed. They were put into secondary inspection for hours, interrogated, fingerprinted, photographed, all their belongings and vehicles were pawed through, and they were told they would need visas to enter in the future.

I’ve been a U.S. immigration lawyer for 30 years, and my hands are shaking like leaves in a hurricane. That’s outrageous! By statute, Canadians are visa-exempt. The border patrol agents have no authority to deny admission for political reasons! French and British citizens also do not need visas under the Visa Waiver Program. The claim that they will need visas in the future must mean that they were formally placed on a terrorist watch list!

This is incredibly un-American. But under a fascist regime, the low-lifes with guns always turn ugly.

This happened at more than one border crossing, which suggests it was not just a few rogue officers but was coordinated from the top of Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.

UPDATE: This is a big story around the world
(From Timaeus, dailykos, 1/23/17