Close X
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
ADVT 
International

Quebec Student Athlete Says He Was Denied Entry To The United States

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Feb, 2017 12:31 PM
    SHERBROOKE, Que. — A Quebec student athlete says he was denied entry to the United States after he was asked about religion and his Moroccan roots.
     
    Yassine Aber, a track and field athlete with the Universite de Sherbrooke, has told various media outlets he was questioned for more than five hours on Thursday at the Stanstead crossing on the Quebec-Vermont border.
     
    Aber, 19, told Montreal radio station 98.5 FM the interrogation included questions on whether he attended a mosque and how often he visited Morocco.
     
     
    He told the station he was born and raised in Canada and that his parents have lived in the country for 25 years.
     
    He says he was the only one in the group of 20 students who was not allowed to continue to a competition in Boston.
     
    Aber says he doesn't know why he was turned back and has travelled to the United States many times before without incident.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Woman's Eyes Gouged Out, Limb Cut Off By Her Brothers In Pakistan

    Woman's Eyes Gouged Out, Limb Cut Off By Her Brothers In Pakistan
    A woman's eyes were gouged out and her limb cut off by her brothers in Pakistan's Punjab province after they suspected her of kidnapping one of their daughters.

    Woman's Eyes Gouged Out, Limb Cut Off By Her Brothers In Pakistan

    Pakistan Likely To Expel Five Indian Diplomats For 'Spying'

    Pakistan Likely To Expel Five Indian Diplomats For 'Spying'
    Adding to the already bitter bilateral ties, five Indian diplomats in Pakistan are likely to be expelled for allegedly being part of a spy ring, media reports citing sources said on Wednesday.

    Pakistan Likely To Expel Five Indian Diplomats For 'Spying'

    Racism May Be Motive For Death Of Indian Bus Driver Manmeet Alisher’s In Australia: Family

    Racism May Be Motive For Death Of Indian Bus Driver Manmeet Alisher’s In Australia: Family
    Minister Sushma Swaraj in a tweet said that she would raise the issue at the highest level in the Australian government. She also expressed grief over the death.

    Racism May Be Motive For Death Of Indian Bus Driver Manmeet Alisher’s In Australia: Family

    WATCH: Diwali Celebrations Galore At UN, Diya Lit For First Time

    WATCH: Diwali Celebrations Galore At UN, Diya Lit For First Time
    UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson lit the traditional lamp at a ceremony here yesterday to celebrate Diwali at the UN Secretariat.

    WATCH: Diwali Celebrations Galore At UN, Diya Lit For First Time

    US Warns Citizens Of Increased ISIS Threat At Popular Spots In India

    US Warns Citizens Of Increased ISIS Threat At Popular Spots In India
    The United States today asked its citizens in India to keep high level of vigilance citing reports indicating that terror group ISIS desires to attack "targets" in India.  

    US Warns Citizens Of Increased ISIS Threat At Popular Spots In India

    Indian Man In Dubai Sells Flat He Didn't Own

    Indian Man In Dubai Sells Flat He Didn't Own
    An Indian man in Dubai is being charged with forgery and fraud after he duped an Egyptian businessman of more than USD 250,000 by selling him a flat he didn't own.

    Indian Man In Dubai Sells Flat He Didn't Own