British Muslim teacher denied entry into US despite visa

A 25-year-old Bangladeshi-origin British Muslim teacher travelling on a school trip from Iceland to New York was allegedly denied entry to the US despite a valid visa, an incident that left his students "shocked and distressed".

Juhel Miah and a group of children and other teachers were about to take off from Reykjavik on February 16 on their way to the US when he was removed from the



plane.

Just a week before the incident, a US appeals court had upheld a decision to suspend President Donald Trump's executive order that temporarily banned entry to the country from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Miah was travelling with a group from Llangatwg Comprehensive in Port Talbot on a trip to New York when he was removed from the aircraft in Reykjavik.