A British Muslim school teacher is speaking out after he says he was denied entry to the United States during a school trip last week—even though Trump’s travel ban had been suspended and the teacher is a British citizen who was born in Wales. Juhel Miah says he was removed from the plane at Reykjavík on February 16.
Juhel Miah: “I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it was happening. It hit me the hardest when I looked back and I could see all the kids looking at me, all the members of staff. And as I was going through the plane, it felt everyone else on the plane were looking at me as if I was a threat to them or I would harm them in any way. So, I felt powerless. I felt like I’m being targeted. And I had no idea why. And there was nothing I could do.”
Juhel Miah was pulled off the plane even though he was chaperoning a group of schoolchildren on the trip.