A Palestinian on his way from Lebanon to start classes at Harvard University says he was denied entry to the U.S. over social media posts by his friends. Free speech groups complain such searches have been stepped up under President Trump.
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. University and federal officials confirmed that incoming Harvard University student Ismail Ajjawi, 17, of Lebanon, was refused entry into the U.S. after landing at Logan International Airport in Boston on Friday, Aug. 23.
Ismail Ajjawi, who had been living in Lebanon, was refused entry into the U.S. after landing Friday at Logan International Airport in Boston, university and federal officials confirmed this week. The 17-year-old freshman said the denial had to do with politically oriented social media posts by his friends.
Federal agents detained Ajjawi at the airport for eight hours, searched his cellphone and laptop, and questioned him about his friends’ social media posts, according to a written statement Ajjawi gave toThe posts included “political points of view that oppose the U.S.,” Ajjawi wrote, not elaborating on their content.
Searches of electronic devices and social media searches at border points were conducted under previous administrations, but free speech groups complain they have been stepped up since Trump took office in 2017. So far in fiscal year 2019, more than 235,000 people seeking entry into the country have been deemed inadmissible, up about 9% from the 216,370 denied in all of fiscal 2017, according to Customs and Border ProtectionIt’s not clear how many social media searches border officials have conducted since the new policy took effect.
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