A federal judge today ordered that federal prosecutors tell him why Customs agents at Logan Airport decided to detain a Providence doctor with an H1-B visa, held her at the airport and then shipped her out of the country on Friday before she could even make the case to stay.

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    15 hours ago

    Im sure these customs agents had a long history of complaints about their idiotic decisions. When you see something like this, its far more likely to be a tip of the iceberg than just a single incident

  • Deceptichum
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    15 hours ago

    What authority does a judge have if they don’t listen to them?

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        14 hours ago

        Damn, I was hoping they could put out a bounty or something.

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          13 hours ago

          I’ve heard they can deputize citizens to carry out the law if necessary.