Domestic travel warning for international visitors in the US

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Be aware that the US Government is now having the TSAs at the airport verify visa status/passport status before you will be able to board a plane. This has been started at more than 380 airports in the past week, with many more soon to be added.

This means that anyone with an expired passport, or an expired visa, or no visa for the US will be subjected to being deported and not permitted to board their flight.

Please aware that this is now in place as I had mentioned in the past to expect to happen. Any that are here with overstayed visas will be in the direct line of fire for this.

Big article on this in the Northern California Asian Journal this week, front page of this week's issue for those of you that want more information on it.

www.asianjournal.com

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*This is the article from asian journal:

Visas Now Being Checked for Domestic Flights

By Joseph Pimentel Asianjournal.com

TSA joins crackdown on illegals

LOS ANGELES - If you're thinking of traveling within the US and do not have a valid US visa, think twice.

Last week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) questioned a Filipino woman trying to board a domestic flight from New Jersey to Chicago. After being held briefly, the woman carrying an unexpired RP passport was arrested by TSA for not having a valid US visa or green card.

"They gave her a 'notice to appear' deportation slip," said Michael Gurfinkel, the woman's attorney.

According to Gurfinkel, TSA is now checking a person's legal status when boarding a domestic flight in the US.

"TSA has moved their role in the airport from checking luggage to now ID's," said Gurfinkel. He added that the TSA assumed responsibility for checking ID's last year.

http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=124&a=25513&sp=2

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