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  • CBP grabs Nigerian SF author

    From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 26 06:27:39 2023
    There's a report on File 770 that the CBP has grabbed science fiction
    author Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Going by the comments, it appears no
    one has heard from him for 3 days.

    https://file770.com/concern-after-ekpeki-detained-by-cbp-in-la/
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    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to garym@mcgath.com on Mon Feb 27 15:59:59 2023
    In article <ttffnb$2tg4s$1@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    There's a report on File 770 that the CBP has grabbed science fiction
    author Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Going by the comments, it appears no
    one has heard from him for 3 days.

    https://file770.com/concern-after-ekpeki-detained-by-cbp-in-la/

    This is not the first time this has happened to him. He had real trouble
    even getting a visa for Worldcon.

    The visa system is very cumbersome and obscure and there are a lot of
    rules and if you are from a third-world country you pretty much need a specialist lawyer to prevent stuff like this. Even if you're just a
    tourist who wants to come over to see Disneyland.
    --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Tue Feb 28 07:05:05 2023
    On 2/27/23 10:59 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    In article <ttffnb$2tg4s$1@dont-email.me>,
    Gary McGath <garym@mcgath.com> wrote:
    There's a report on File 770 that the CBP has grabbed science fiction
    author Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Going by the comments, it appears no
    one has heard from him for 3 days.

    https://file770.com/concern-after-ekpeki-detained-by-cbp-in-la/

    This is not the first time this has happened to him. He had real trouble even getting a visa for Worldcon.

    The visa system is very cumbersome and obscure and there are a lot of
    rules and if you are from a third-world country you pretty much need a specialist lawyer to prevent stuff like this. Even if you're just a
    tourist who wants to come over to see Disneyland.

    He made it back to Nigeria. It could have been worse.

    https://file770.com/ekpeki-announces-arrival-in-nigeria/


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    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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