Iranian-Canadian says he was held at Canada-U.S. border for 8 hours
TORONTO -- Dozens of Canadians and Americans of Iranian descent say they were held and interrogated at a U.S. border crossing in B.C. over the weekend as tensions between Iran and the U.S. heat up.
Len Saunders, a Blaine, Wash.-based immigration lawyer, witnessed what he described as “chaos” at the border crossing first-hand. Speaking to CTVNews.ca by phone from Washington state, Saunders said there were so many people waiting to speak to officials, they were given foodbecause of the delays. He says two of his clients were held by border agents.
What concerns Saunders most is his client's claims that when she volunteered to withdraw her application for entry, she was told she was not allowed to leave. The organization also claims to have information from a source at U.S. Customs and Border Patrol that said the Department of Homeland Security had issued a national order to report and detain anyone with Iranian ties.“Social media posts that CBP is detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing their entry into the U.S. because of their country of origin are false. Reports that DHS/CBP has issued a related directive are also false,” the agency said in a tweet.
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