US must come clean on denial of entry to family

Earlier this week, the British media reported that a British Muslim family were stopped from boarding a flight to the United States.

Their destination was the holiday resort of Disneyland in California – but they ended up having to return home, more than £9,000 (Dh49,000) out of pocket. Is this a new trend – or is it an old tendency – or no pattern at all?

As British citizens, this family had applied for and received a visa waiver to the United States. Such an application is fairly simple – it happens online, and decisions are made rather quickly.

The opening of the article. The full text is at The National.