Four Chinese STEM students who recently traveled to the United States for studies and academic conferences faced unwarranted harassment, interrogation, and repatriation by US border officials, according to sources cited by China Daily. One of the students was kept out of contact with the outside world. This incident occurred at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), where Chinese scholars have reportedly experienced similar treatment. One PhD student, held for four hours despite having a valid F1 visa and I-20, was told by an officer, 'you are not an American and you have no rights in the detention room,' after attending #NAACL2024.
Terrible but not uncommon experience of Chinese scholars with the US custom in LAX. Turning talents away is not gonna win the race (suppose there is one). https://t.co/cHGuydLlF8 https://t.co/fxzKTbkmGz
Terrible but uncommon experience of Chinese scholars with the US custom in LAX. Turning talents away is not gonna win the race (suppose there is one). https://t.co/cHGuydLlF8 https://t.co/fxzKTbkmGz
After #NAACL2024, got held up in LAX CBP for 4 hours even with a valid F1 visa and I20 (I am a PhD student). One officer told me “you are not an American and you have no rights in detention room”. https://t.co/mlcDeSPVkW
Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials https://t.co/kh6kkSY57a
China Daily @chinadaily: Chinese STEM students harassed, repatriated by US border officials - China Daily. #MachineLearning #AI #aiact https://t.co/ipm2mTEXkE
Sources told China Daily that four Chinese STEM students who travelled to the United States recently for studies and academic conferences suffered from the US side's unwarranted harassment, interrogation and repatriation. One of them was kept "out of contact with the outside… https://t.co/QBf00WqHqD