Advice for Non-Citizen International Travelers

The Brian Lehrer Show

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Allan Wernick, legal advisor to CUNY Citizenship Now!, offers guidance to tourists, visa-holders and permanent residents with green cards on their rights at the U.S. border.

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0:00.0	Listener supported WNYC Studios.
0:07.2	It's the Brian Lear Show.
0:20.2	I'm producer Amina Serna, filling in for Brian today. Welcome back, everyone.
0:25.5	Now, we'll end today's show with advice for non-citizens looking to travel in this new era of heightened scrutiny at airports and border crossings in the United States.
0:36.2	As the Trump administration cracks down on all immigration
0:39.0	to this country, you've likely seen reports that numerous tourists, green card, and visa holders
0:44.3	are facing trouble at airports when returning from trips abroad. Countries like Canada, Denmark,
0:50.4	Ireland, and Germany have issued travel warnings urging their citizens to avoid trips to the United States due to the possibility of arbitrary detention at customs and border crossings.
1:02.0	With spring break season in full swing and summer around the corner, many legal residents here in the United States are debating whether or not
1:11.3	traveling outside of the country is safe at this time. Joining me now to help you weigh the risks
1:17.6	and offer some advice before you head to an airport is Alan Warnick. Legal advisor to CUNY
1:24.6	Citizenship Now, CUNY's Free Immigration Law Service Program.
1:29.1	Hi, Alan. Welcome to WMIC.
1:31.5	All right. Good morning. Thanks for having me.
1:33.2	Thanks for being here. And listeners will open up the phones right away. Are you a non-citizen
1:38.9	about to embark on a trip to your home country? Maybe you're debating whether or not to book
1:44.0	that long weekend
1:45.5	island getaway package or considering canceling your plans altogether in fears that you may be
1:51.0	denied re-entry to the United States. Have you come across advice on social media that you want to
1:56.1	verify? Call or Texas now with your questions and you may get some free advice.
2:03.0	212-433 WMIC, that's 212-433-9-6-9-2.
2:10.1	I'll add we will not charge you for any of this advice.
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