They include an Iranian-born naturalized U.S. citizen and a Canadian resident who holds a green card in order to work south of the border, Saunders said in an interview. “My daughter was saying, ‘Please don’t speak Farsi. If you don’t speak Farsi maybe they won’t take you,’” Hekmati said. “My kids should be proud of their ancestors, their heritage.”My daughter was saying, ‘Please don’t speak Farsi. But Customs and Border Protection may be splitting hairs when it comes to what constitutes being detained, he suggested.

Source: Huffington Post January 06, 2020 21:22 UTC