What should Chinese citizens pay attention to when they go to the United States?
November 28 (Xinhua) - social activist Yang Haiping of San Francisco, US, said on November 26 that the immigration policy was tightened and Chinese people were also affected. In October, a Chinese girl went to a summer camp in the United States and was asked by the customs and Border Protection Bureau about the purpose of coming to the United States. The girl replied to learn English, but she had a tourist visa. She was suspected that the purpose of the visa was inconsistent with the actual situation and sent to the juvenile detention center for more than one month.
According to the world daily, the girl's relatives and friends repeatedly asked Yang Haiping to help with the inquiry. The lawyer hired went three times. At first, no one was seen. It took nine cows and two tigers to see her. The father flew to the United States twice before meeting his daughter for the first time in court. And the judge thinks that the evidence is insufficient, and the child is not allowed to be released from bail. The child is currently in custody.
Yang Haiping said that the Chinese girl was under 18 years old. She had come to the United States for summer camp with a tourist visa before, but she returned home midway, and went to the United States alone in early October. When confronted with questions from the customs and Border Protection Bureau, they directly replied in aesthetic English. They did not say that they were tourists. They were suspected that the purpose of the visa was different from the actual situation, so they were not allowed to enter the country. Because the girl was under age and could not be sent back to the country by air alone, she was sent to the semi official detention center for minors and detained, 'the girl was frightened to cry at that time'.
Yang Haiping said that the most strange thing is that the similar situation belongs to the gray blind area, the laws and regulations are not perfect, and many regulations in the detention center for Chinese girls do not understand and do not know how to deal with them. The lawyer went in three times and didn't see anyone.
The detention center even requires girls not to ask for a lawyer, but to find a way to apply for asylum to stay, because according to American law, if a child is physically injured or abandoned by his or her parents, he or she can stay in the United States by legal means. But the girl's family is good, and she has not thought about this way at all. His father flew to the United States twice, but he was worried that the matter would be too much, which would affect the future entry and exit of the United States.
At present, the U.S. immigration policy is becoming more and more strict, Yang said. In the past, there was a lot of flexibility in some things. It's only normal for Chinese to learn English while traveling to the United States. When enforcing the law, you can turn a blind eye. In case of similar situation, even if the Chinese are put into a small black house for conversation, the problem is not big, and even if they say hello to the customs sometimes, they can release people. Now the customs is very strict. If they say something wrong, they may be repatriated by the original plane. A friend's wife once had a child in the United States, and later returned to China. Recently, the whole family came to the United States for a tour. As a result, friends and sons could enter the country. His wife was repatriated by the original plane because she had a child. My friend and son are very unhappy. They spent a few days in the United States. Hurry home
Yang Haiping said that the customs and Border Protection Bureau should mainly focus on terrorists. This kind of inspection and overcorrected repatriation and detention are very harmful to the Chinese community. "He also wanted to remind Chinese friends that when they are asked to enter the customs, they should not answer questions casually, thinking that they will definitely come in with a visa. The customs will answer whatever they ask. Tourism is to travel, for example, to visit several big cities. Don't answer questions that are not answered, but be suspected '.
Precautions for Chinese citizens entering the United States
According to the overseas Chinese news, Chinese citizens are often denied entry to the U.S. Customs for various reasons in the news media recently. Legal experts point out that for non-U.S. citizens, the U.S. Customs has the absolute right to decide on the spot whether to let you enter, but many Chinese seem to be dismissive of it. In fact, there are many reasons that may cause the customs to refuse you entry. For example, the customs suspects that you are working illegally in the United States, carrying too much cash without declaration, having criminal record, suspected of engaging in purchasing on behalf of others or other illegal acts.
Visa validity limit
Liu Ruhua, an immigration lawyer, pointed out that in recent years, it has been easy for the United States to relax Chinese visas and obtain tourist visas. Some people stay illegally in the United States, or use the validity of visas to the limit every time. These customs have records on file. The customs will give you 180 days at most, which doesn't mean you can stay 180 days at most. Even if you stay full, it won't be illegal, but the customs will have doubts about your purpose of going to the United States. If you are traveling to visit your relatives, is it necessary to stay for such a long time? The customs will doubt whether you work illegally, and if you stay too long, it will cause doubts. As long as there is reasonable doubt, the customs can refuse you entry, as long as there is no obvious discrimination and violence, you can not resist.
Social media leaks illegal behavior
According to news reports, some people were refused entry by customs because of their comments on social media. Liu Ruhua pointed out that it is not groundless for the customs to do so. Some people talk about purchasing on social media and even about fake identities in wechat groups. Customs inspection of social media, one is random, one is targeted. The content published on social media will involve privacy. You can refuse to show it to customs officers, but they also have the right to refuse you entry.
Those who are found to have problems during the customs inspection will be taken into the room for detailed questioning. Liu Ruhua pointed out that the small black house is actually a secondary inspection. The first level inspection is to line up at the Customs for inspection. Most people leave after stamping. If the Customs personnel feel that there is a problem or your records have some hint, they will give you to the immigration officer and take you to another room for inspection. Most of them will be released at last.
Second level inspection of Customs
There are several situations that need secondary inspection: criminal record, too much cash without declaration, suspected terrorists.
US Customs has a 'blacklist'
In view of the Chinese Embassy and consulate in the United States issued special precautions for Chinese citizens to enter the United States, sun Lantao believes that it has a great relationship with the current increase in the number of cases of Chinese citizens refused to enter the United States. He also believes that as more and more Chinese go to the United States, the U.S. customs also has documents similar to what people call 'blacklists'.
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