U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a statement saying allegations they are singling out and stopping Iranian Americans as they try to enter the country are false. 'Social media posts that CBP is detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing their entry into the U.S. because of their country
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a statement saying allegations they are singling out and stopping Iranian Americans as they try to enter the country are false.
As a federal agency, CBP is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, creed, gender or religion. However, the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Sunday that more than 60 Iranians and Iranian Americans were detained and questioned at length at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington."Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated and they were questioned about their political views and allegiances.
CBP said there was an average two-hour wait at Blaine Saturday evening simply due to an increased number of people and fewer staff members during the holidays. The reports came in the aftermath of the death of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Thursday. Soleimani was killed in Iraq near the Baghdad International Airport by an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump.Hours after the airstrike, Trump said,"We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war."
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