Donald Trump's controversial travel ban
has claimed it's first high profile personality as former Norwegian
Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik was detained by American
immigration officials while entering the U.S on Tuesday, January 31st.
Bondevik told CNN, he was interrogated
by officials at Washington's Dulles International Airport because he had
an Iranian visa in his diplomatic passport.
"When they found the Iranian visa, where l was in December 2014, they
said that there was a ... regulation that with such a visa l had to be
flagged up," Bondevik said.
After the former PM detailed his travel
history - he was in Tehran speaking at an anti-extremism conference --
Bondevik said he "assumed and presumed that they would let me go
immediately."
But instead, they questioned him for over an hour. "Did they really
believe that l presented a problem or threat to the US? I expected they
would show more flexibility and wisdom," he added.
The former European leader said he was held along with migrants from the
Middle East and Africa who were also facing additional screening.
Although Bondevik was eventually released, he said the atmosphere
surrounding President Donald Trump's travel ban had shaken his core
values.
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