I really don’t know where else to post this so I apologize but if I were to travel to Pakistan for two months and come back, as a U.S citizen would anything happen to me? Would I be detained or not allowed re entry?
I’m aware that sounds silly but I’ve been paranoid due to the current political atmosphere. As more negative news comes out I think anything could happen, i’m a student and wish to visit family over summer break.
I’m brown and even thought I was born in the US I lived in Pakistan for 14 years. I came to the US 8 months ago and was obviously interrogated at the airport but was let go easily after reassuring my identity.
Any idea on what the process could look like now? Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks.
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It should be fine, but honestly if I were you I wouldn’t risk it right now.
I wouldn’t risk it if I were you!
It’s not quite the same but my ex-husband is an American citizen who was born in Iran and lived many years in the Middle East and was out of the country when Trump put his travel ban from Muslim countries in place and he had no trouble returning to the U.S. This is worse though. Trump is trying to deport citizens. And nobody knows what he’ll do next.
Honestly no idea but if you wanted to make a scrapbook of red flags I think you have the plan.
US Citizenship should be fine but cleanse all your devices and social media especially if you are criticizing the US or Israeli government to avoid being jammed up
I wouldn’t risk it honestly brother. Shitty as that sounds.
If you’re worried just don’t go. Pakistan will still be there.
I genuinely wouldn’t risk it
Given that Trump’s most recent position, if the Supreme Court doesn’t stop it (or if he ignores them), would permit him to arrest even citizens, without charges, and send them to prison in El Salvador with no way to challenge it in court, I don’t think I’d risk traveling anywhere “suspicious” at the moment.
You were born here and are a citizen. The current political situation here is not about sending folks like you anywhere or refusing to let you return. It’s important to understand (and admit) that it’s virtually impossible for the US to strip citizenship or make stateless people who are natural-born citizens.
Look at any of the cases in the news recently and none are similar to your situation. “Brown” is not a similarity that’s relevant — I am talking about naturalization vs. natural-born, temporary status vs. permanent status, etc.
EDIT to add in case of anyone trying to dispute my “virtually impossible for the US to strip citizenship or make stateless people who are natural-born citizens” statement: Can the Government Revoke Hard-Earned Citizenship?
> Citizens at Birth – For individuals born in the U.S., citizenship is nearly impossible to revoke involuntarily. The Supreme Court has set a high bar, with only exceptional cases involving proven fraud in birth documentation, such as falsified records for those born abroad, allowing for reconsideration of citizenship status.
I wouldn’t , under the circumstances.