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You're probably right that it was a fuck-up. But given that she was carrying frog embryos and not something illegal I don't understand why the government would

by slibhb 2y ago

You're probably right that it was a fuck-up. But given that she was carrying frog embryos and not something illegal I don't understand why the government would revoke her visa. Just give her a warning and move on.

zamalek 2y ago
> I don't understand why the government would revoke her visa The current make up of the executive, congress, the senate, and the judiciary.
- genpop 2y ago
  All of which gen pop sits on their hands and enables. I don’t see them in the street protesting for universal healthcare until it happens. The public is nihilistic until their jobs are threatened, even then a single weekend warrior protest and back to the office. The sort of indifference for others until the issue hits home is endemic in America; see Republicans who hate gays until a niece or nephew comes out the closet. Sad, sad, people Politicians come from American communities, families, schools… it’s a shame so many live with the stress of the cognitive dissonance of their lack of effort and their projection of empty platitudes and memes about themselves
  - zamalek 2y ago
    > All of which gen pop sits on their hands and enables. I 100% agree with this, this is what the majority asked for (and probably still want, hatred seems to run deeper than self-interest).
FirmwareBurner 2y ago
>But given that she was carrying frog embryos and not something illegal It was illegal not declaring she was carrying embryos. Wasn't that clear from the article?
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  > At first, Ms. Petrova said, her re-entry felt normal. At passport control, an officer examined the J-1 visa that Harvard had sponsored, identifying her as a biomedical researcher. The officer stamped her passport, admitting her to the country. > Then, as she headed toward the baggage claim, a Border Patrol officer approached her and asked to search her suitcase. All she could think was that the embryo samples inside would be ruined; RNA degrades easily. She explained that she didn’t know the rules. The officer was polite, she recalled, and told her she would be allowed to leave. I can't speak for Boston, but every American airport I've traveled through internationally has had you pick up bags at the baggage claim, then take it to customs. (After all, a bag search may be involved; you can't really declare something in your bag if you don't have your bag.) This timeline of events seems odd.
  - wildzzz 2y ago
    At Dulles, you pickup your bags after customs. If they want to search your bags, they will regardless.
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    - ceejayoz 2y ago
      The maps at https://www.atacarnet.com/sites/default/files/documents/airport_maps/IAD_Airport_Map_-_US_Version.pdf https://www.atacarnet.com/sites/default/files/documents/airp... and https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/airport-guide/international/iad.html https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/airport-guide/inte... say otherwise. Immigration (can you enter) --> international baggage claim --> customs (can your stuff enter) --> transfer bag drop. edit: Same setup for Boston, it seems? https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/bos/info/ https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/bos/info/ Immigration: "Customs declaration form - not required" Then baggage claim, then... Customs: "Please show your passport and customs declaration form. (Your customs declaration form will be collected here.) If you have any items to declare, please declare them to an official."

by slibhb 2y ago

zamalek 2y ago

> I don't understand why the government would revoke her visa The current make up of the executive, congress, the senate, and the judiciary.

genpop 2y ago
All of which gen pop sits on their hands and enables. I don’t see them in the street protesting for universal healthcare until it happens. The public is nihilistic until their jobs are threatened, even then a single weekend warrior protest and back to the office. The sort of indifference for others until the issue hits home is endemic in America; see Republicans who hate gays until a niece or nephew comes out the closet. Sad, sad, people Politicians come from American communities, families, schools… it’s a shame so many live with the stress of the cognitive dissonance of their lack of effort and their projection of empty platitudes and memes about themselves
- zamalek 2y ago
  > All of which gen pop sits on their hands and enables. I 100% agree with this, this is what the majority asked for (and probably still want, hatred seems to run deeper than self-interest).

FirmwareBurner 2y ago

>But given that she was carrying frog embryos and not something illegal It was illegal not declaring she was carrying embryos. Wasn't that clear from the article?

ceejayoz 2y ago
> At first, Ms. Petrova said, her re-entry felt normal. At passport control, an officer examined the J-1 visa that Harvard had sponsored, identifying her as a biomedical researcher. The officer stamped her passport, admitting her to the country. > Then, as she headed toward the baggage claim, a Border Patrol officer approached her and asked to search her suitcase. All she could think was that the embryo samples inside would be ruined; RNA degrades easily. She explained that she didn’t know the rules. The officer was polite, she recalled, and told her she would be allowed to leave. I can't speak for Boston, but every American airport I've traveled through internationally has had you pick up bags at the baggage claim, then take it to customs. (After all, a bag search may be involved; you can't really declare something in your bag if you don't have your bag.) This timeline of events seems odd.
- wildzzz 2y ago
  At Dulles, you pickup your bags after customs. If they want to search your bags, they will regardless.
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  - ceejayoz 2y ago
    The maps at https://www.atacarnet.com/sites/default/files/documents/airport_maps/IAD_Airport_Map_-_US_Version.pdf https://www.atacarnet.com/sites/default/files/documents/airp... and https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/airport-guide/international/iad.html https://www.ana.co.jp/en/jp/guide/prepare/airport-guide/inte... say otherwise. Immigration (can you enter) --> international baggage claim --> customs (can your stuff enter) --> transfer bag drop. edit: Same setup for Boston, it seems? https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/bos/info/ https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/bos/info/ Immigration: "Customs declaration form - not required" Then baggage claim, then... Customs: "Please show your passport and customs declaration form. (Your customs declaration form will be collected here.) If you have any items to declare, please declare them to an official."