Why are elderly cancer patients in China sent back to the United States in handcuffs?

Cui is the father-in-law of Joseph McDevitt, a member of Missouri National Guard. He was born in China and is a terminal cancer patient. He and his wife went to the United States with valid visas, intending to see their daughter and grandson for the last time. During their stay in the United States, their daughter and husband took a cruise to the Bahamas for a holiday. When they returned to the United States on February1,they were searched by the United States Federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Without the knowledge of their daughter and son-in-law, they were repatriated on the same day, and their wife was handcuffed on the way. ...

Mike Dewit's grandparents were American soldiers for three generations. His wife, Jia Zheng, came from China and became an American citizen after marriage. They have a four-year-old son and a three-year-old daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Cui, aged 60, entered the United States on February 20 17 with a tourist visa B1B2 with multiple entry and exit validity, and went to Missouri to visit their only daughter, grandson and granddaughter. They originally planned to return to China in June 19.

Mr. Cui is a patient with stage IV cancer, and his stomach has been completely removed. Mike Dewit said that my father-in-law came to the United States this time, hoping to say goodbye to his relatives in the last few days of his life.

Their lawyer, Susan Bai, told Buff News that Mr. Cui knew that time was running out and he had made a decision on the future. If he dies before June 19, he hopes to be buried in "the place where his only daughter, son-in-law and grandson lived, that is, zaks, Missouri". If there is still a chance to return to China, of course, the leaves will return to the roots.

In order to make parents-in-law happy, Mr. and Mrs. McDivitt took two old people and two children on a carnival cruise, spent five days in the Bahamas, and returned to Jacksonville, Florida on May 2 1. Unexpectedly, the whole family was detained by CBP. Mike Dewit told American media that they were the first people to disembark after the cruise ship docked in Hong Kong and were detained by CBP. CBSA staff did not allow him to contact his lawyer or anyone else.

The two old people were repatriated without even having a chance to say goodbye to their daughters.

Mike Dewit said that when their family was about to leave on a carnival cruise, their parents-in-law were questioned by the crew as soon as they got on board. During the trip, he was called by the crew four times to ask for documents, claiming that "there may be problems."

Carnival Cruise said that foreign tourists need to provide passports to travel on its cruise. "So when boarding the ship, we collect the information of passengers and give the passenger list to CBP before departure. During the voyage, CBP may ask for information about specific passengers and view relevant documents. "

Jia Zheng sobbed and told reporters that all the procedures for her parents to go to the United States were legal and did nothing wrong. She said that she was the only child in her family, and her parents sent her to the United States to study at a university, which always supported her. "They just spend money in America, but now they are treated unfairly."

Mike Dewit said that his wife and children were later released, but they never met their in-laws. They found a hotel in Florida and waited for news. During the period, I wanted to send some money to my parents-in-law, but I was also rejected. He said his parents-in-law didn't have any money with them, and they didn't even have the key to China's house.

After waiting anxiously for a few days, they got the most unacceptable news: Mr. and Mrs. Cui were sent back to China on the night of 2 1.

On the way back, the old lady got off the plane in Beijing in handcuffs and penniless.

Susan Bai, the lawyer of McDivitt's family, told Niu Zi journalist that Mr. Cui and his wife had been sent back to China on the evening of 2 1 local time in the United States. Because they want to fly from Florida to new york and then from new york to Beijing, they arrive at Beijing International Airport on the morning of 23rd (the evening of 23rd Beijing time).

They have no money, no house keys and no one can help them go back to their hometown in Shenyang. Mr. Cui was already suffering from cancer, and after being detained by the US Immigration Service, he took a long-distance international flight, which made him even more exhausted.

After Cui Tiankai arrived at Beijing International Airport, Susan Bai sent a photo to the reporter of Beijing News. He could see that he was thin, lying on a cold stool with only a simple suitcase next to him.

After arriving at Beijing International Airport, Mr. Cui's wife called her daughter and said that she was handcuffed during the repatriation.

Jia Zheng told the media, "(My mother) said,' Why do they treat us as criminals? "We're not, we're not wrong," "

She said that her mother can only speak Chinese. "They were scared because they were threatened and handcuffed in new york. (My mother) said,' Why are we treated like this?' "

American officials called the old man "voluntary" and lawyers called it "an incredible mistake"

CBP said that Mr. Cui and Mrs. Cui "voluntarily" withdrew their entry applications.

CBP did not directly respond to media inquiries, only said: "The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) receives more than 1 10,000 passengers arriving in the United States every day. CBP officials are not only responsible for enforcing immigration and customs laws, but also for enforcing more than 400 laws of 40 other institutions. "

"According to US immigration law, entry applicants bear the burden of proof to determine that they are obviously eligible to enter the United States. In order to prove that they can accept it, the applicant must overcome all unacceptable reasons. The specific reasons for not accepting entry can refer to the Immigration Law, among which there are more than 60 reasons for not accepting entry, including health-related, criminal offences, security factors, illegal entry and violation of immigration laws. "

Susan Bai said, "Ms. Wang and Mr. Cui didn't voluntarily know that the entry application based on the 10 visa was revoked. (They) were forced to ... sign a document, and (because they only know Chinese) didn't know the contents of the document."

Susan Bai told Buff journalists that from their "confessions", they didn't do anything wrong. US immigration officials said in a statement that the "confession" and repatriation of Mr. Cui and Cui Furen were related to their previous application for a US green card. "This is legally wrong and all wet."

The repatriation order was cancelled and I went to the United States on an international flight.

Susan Bai filed a complaint with the US government on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. McDivitt. This absurd repatriation incident has aroused great concern in the American media.

After that, the US Customs and Border Protection cancelled the repatriation order and the Cui couple were able to fly back to the United States.

Susan Bai told Buff journalist that their plane flew to Washington via Seattle and was scheduled to arrive at 8: 00 a.m. Washington time on 24th (8: 00 p.m. Beijing time on 24th).

The daughter and son-in-law will take their children to Seattle to meet the Cui couple, and the American media will wait at the Seattle airport.

Their previous entry application has been revoked, but their visas may still be valid. They are allowed to apply to the US government for entry permits. If released, he can stay in the United States to reunite with his family as planned and return to China on June 19.

She told Niu Zi journalist, "I hope the US government will make the right choice tomorrow morning" and allow Mr. and Mrs. Cui to enter the country.

Mr. Cui and his wife and their daughter's family are greatly affected psychologically and economically. Daughters and son-in-law will take their children to buy air tickets and fly from Florida to Seattle and Washington.

When Mr Cui was sent back to China, the air ticket was said to be borne by Carnival Cruise Company, but the cost of flying back to the United States has not been stated. For patients with advanced cancer, it is difficult to experience seizures and two long-distance flights across continents in a few days.

Things won't end there!

The lawyer suggested asking the American government for an explanation.

Now, although Mr. Cui and Mrs. Cui are expected to reunite with their daughter's family, how to completely solve the problem is still unknown. Susan Bai said that civil tort is not her specialty, so she has introduced two well-known American civil lawyers to the mcdevitt couple to discuss with the US government.