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Petition · past parliament

Government to seek explanation as to why Juhel Miah was refused entry to the US

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Juhel Miah is a Maths teacher and a British passport holder. He was travelling with the school group he was accompanying from Reykjavik to New York, but he was singled out, searched, and despite the all clear, he was denied access back on the flight to New York and refused entry to the US.
The British Government should seek a full explanation as to why Mr Miah was refused entry to the US and seek a formal apology for this act of blatant racial profiling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-39037385

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/02/22/teacher-denied-entry-kinkade.cnn

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10154574600011939/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Insist the US provides explanation as to why J. Miah was denied entry to the US.

Timeline

22 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
3 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 3 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.