US stops British Muslim family from boarding flight to visit Disneyland

[barryqwalsh]

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.

US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the planeeven though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight.

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[Gracie]

11 in the family? Dayum.

 

[jon_berzerk]

cry me a river

 

[Gracie]

They were stopped for a reason. Let's wait and see what comes of this, if anything.

 

[S.J.]

Maybe they weren't radical enough.

 

[irosie91]

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.

US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the planeeven though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight.

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so ? countries have a right to ban. I have a burning desire to visit MECCA

 

[barryqwalsh]

A Labour MP has called on the Prime Minister to intervene after a British Muslim family were stopped at Gatwick Airport and prevented from flying to California.


US Stops UK Muslim Family's Dream Holiday

 

[barryqwalsh]

"We Were Banned From US For Being Muslim," Says London Family

Wednesday 23rd December 2015

The father of a family from London who were stopped from bording a plane to America has told LBC he believes they were targetted by US officials because they're Muslim.

Mohammad Tariq Mahmood, his brother and nine of their children were heading to Disneyland when they were stopped from boarding the plane.

Mr Mahmood has told LBC they've been given no explanation as to why they were barred and haven't been able to claim their money back.


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[Geaux4it]

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.

US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the planeeven though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight.

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and?

-Geaux

 

[Geaux4it]

A Labour MP has called on the Prime Minister to intervene after a British Muslim family were stopped at Gatwick Airport and prevented from flying to California.


US Stops UK Muslim Family's Dream Holiday

What's the Prime Minister have to say about it? You have no right to enter America, its a privilege

-Geaux

 

[barryqwalsh]

US bans UK Muslim family from travelling to Disneyland - 23 Dec 15

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Award winning broadcaster Shelagh on LBC weekdays 1-4pm.


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[Onyx]

Let's jump to the instant conclusion that this incident was just because they were Muslim. What do you guys say?

 

[Auld Phart]

something about a web page one of the sons had.

Father says the web page isn't his.

 

[PredFan]

Ok, DisneyLAND, not DisneyWORLD. Who gives a shit about California.

 

[Unkotare]

US bans UK Muslim family from travelling to Disneyland - 23 Dec 15

Shelagh Fogarty

Award winning broadcaster Shelagh on LBC weekdays 1-4pm.


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Whoa. Did Shelagh eat the family of 11?

 

[barryqwalsh]

Nick also spoke to Mr Mahmoond's sister-in-law, the mother of some of the children turned away, who revealed why the wives were not travelling that day.

Sadaf Mahmood explained she had been ill and was hoping to join her family later in the holiday.

And she insisted that they had made a big deal out of the incident because of how heartbroken her children were by being stopped from flying.

She told LBC: "A lot of people are asking why we're making such a big deal about it, why does it have to be an Islamic thing?

Audio of interview with Sadaf Mahmood:
London Family: We Were Banned From US For Being Muslim

 

[sealybobo]

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.

US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the planeeven though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight.

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They must have found something in one or more of their backgrounds they didn't like. Maybe in the past we might let some anti American comments go but today why take a chance? Fuck them. Let them go to the Dubai Disney.

Don't armchair qb or back seat drive the people who keep us safe. Error on the side of caution. Foreigners don't have a right to come here.

 

[S.J.]

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat.

US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to board the planeeven though they had been granted travel authorization online ahead of their planned 15 December flight.

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They must have found something in one or more of their backgrounds they didn't like. Maybe in the past we might let some anti American comments go but today why take a chance? Fuck them. Let them go to the Dubai Disney.

Don't armchair qb or back seat drive the people who keep us safe. Error on the side of caution. Foreigners don't have a right to come here.

You mean "Err"?

 

[barryqwalsh]

Ajmal Masroor, a London-based imam and broadcaster, said he received similar treatment when trying to travel to the U.S. for business recently. He told the AP that a U.S. Embassy official prevented him from boarding a Dec. 17 flight and told him his business visa had been revoked. He said he had never had any problem travelling on that visa before.

"I asked him why repeatedly and he said 'You must have done something wrong,' without any explanation," Masroor said.

He said he feared that U.S. officials were singling out Muslims.

"This is absolutely discrimination. It is not acceptable and playing into the hands of the terrorists," Masroor said.

The Muslim Council of Britain also said the last-minute denial of boarding privileges without explanation is distressing for Muslims.

"There is a perception that such decisions are being made due to the faith or political activism of individuals," the council said.


US blocks UK Muslim family from boarding plane to Disneyland