Subj : Re: The US's other border (no, not that one)
To   : Lee Lofaso
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Mon Oct 10 2022 07:51:58

On 10 Oct 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...
 LL> Why were they detained?

Because they were foreigners crossing over the US border without permission
in order to request asylum on US soil. They apparently entered Gambell, one of
the two villages on St. Lawrence Island, but it's not entirely clear how they
got from that point to the involvement of US immigration officials. My guess
is that they openly requested asylum and someone got on the phone (or radio)
with someone else, and so forth, until it ended up the way that it did.

 LL> They were Innuit. By treaty, Innuit can freely travel between Russia
 LL> and the USA - without the need of a passport or paperwork of any kind.
 LL> All thanks to Reagan and Gorbachev.

If so, then there would have been no need to request asylum. And yet, they
did.

Jeff.

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