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USA Tucker Carlson Claims Murdochs Urged Him to Run Against Trump in 2024
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Tourism Thailand Launches Half-Half Travel Scheme to Support Post-Pandemic Recovery
Wrong thinking. Your calling it a pandemic does not make it a pandemic. -
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UK Caribbean Delegation to Push for Slavery Reparations in Historic Westminster Visit
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Dubai immigration refuse entry for tattooed Brit, says he will never return
This is where my mind went immediately too. Also, over the years, I have seen several IOs in various countries explicitly look up and down from the face to the passport photo to see if they match. This is obviously one of the security points they are meant to check, in addition to biometrics, and implies they have discretion to refuse entry if they have a valid reason to doubt the traveller and the picture are the same person – the fact that he was allowed in twice before lends credence to this. Though the article mentions he started getting facial tattoos nine years ago, he might have visibly less on the passport photo than what he has now. It is an extreme body modification which could warrant further investigation (and ultimately denial). It's certainly a possibility - but what's most striking is that he appears to have been given no benefit of the doubt, no opportunity to clarify or defend himself. I recall a personal experience in Singapore, where an immigration officer nearly denied me entry because she felt my passport photo didn’t sufficiently resemble me. Rather than argue the point, I asked her to call a supervisor. Suddenly, it was no longer an issue, and I was stamped through without further delay. In this gentleman’s case, verifying his identity should have been relatively straightforward. Between driving licences, credit cards, previous digital entry records, and other standard documentation, there are numerous ways to establish who someone is. Which leads me to believe that ‘facial recognition’ wasn’t truly the issue at all. Rather, it seems the decision rested with the discretion of the immigration officer - who may have made a subjective, and perhaps unfair, judgment. In cases like this, personal bias can easily masquerade as protocol.
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