rabbitcaebannog
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what I'm trying to find out is the reason he was denied entry.
I cross the border fairly regularily for my job, and know a number of truck drivers in your country who are immigrants from other countries, I haven't heard of Iraqi born Canadian drivers being denied entry into the country, or of Indian drivers, and I think with how many I interact with (the Sihks, Somalis, and Iraqis seemed to dominate the port driver industry in Vancouver and regularily cross into America) I would've heard.
So i find it hard to believe this comes from a central policy of denying anyone who might be moslem from entering the US. There are many reasons one can be denied entry, there could be criminal history, risk of being a public charge (btw your country will turn away people who look unhealthy if they can't prove they have assets sufficient to cover a hospital stay), if they've violated visa conditions in this country or others or if their luggage isn't what an officer considers consistent with their intended stay (like for example they have three bags of clothes and a folder full of resumes and they claim they're only chaperoning a 5 day field trip)
So there's many reasons CBP might turn someone away at a port of entry and the article doesn't contain many details.
The article did stated; "No satisfactory reason has been provided for refusing entry to the United States - either at the airport in Iceland or subsequently at the embassy.