welcome
Gizmodo

Gizmodo

US Politics

US Politics

French Researcher Denied Entry to U.S. for Disliking Trump: Report

Gizmodo
Summary
Nutrition label

68% Informative

A French researcher was denied entry to the U.S. over text messages on his phone that were critical of President Donald Trump .

An FBI investigation was reportedly launched into the researcher, who hasn’t been identified publicly.

The FBI would not confirm or deny that it had launched an investigation into the scientist.

CBP , who reportedly seized the researcher’s devices, gave a vague statement to Gizmodo .

ICE policy says a person can be deemed a gang member if any officer notes twoGang Membership Identification Criteria’s” Criteria: A tattoo modeled off the Real Madrid logo and a picture from social media of him throwing the horns. That was it! Needless to say, these cases will make researchers think long and hard about whether it's safe to visit the U.S. with Trump in power.

Small business owner?

Otherweb launches Autoblogger—a revolutionary way to bring more leads to any small business, using the power of AI.