British student says he was denied entry to the US despite having valid visa only because he is Muslim: 'Felt as if I was kidnapped'

British student claims he was denied entry to the US only because he is Muslim. A 20-year-old British student, Laith Alani, said he felt as if he was kidnapped when he was detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Orlando International Airport. He said to the Guardian that he was interrogated for nine hours and then kept in a holding cell for another 14 hours and was finally sent back. The only reason he had to undergo this was that he is a Muslim, he said, but the CBP said they found some inconsistencies in his travel history.CBP said Alani was inadmissible because...According to the report, the CBP decided that Alani was inadmissible because he was “unable to overcome the presumption he was an intending immigrant.”. Alani said the incident took place on July 3 while he was coming to the US to meet a relative based in California. He had booked a one-week, £2,500 visit to Florida’s theme parks as well.Alani said that he was earlier refused a fast-track Esta visa waiver after disclosing his travel history to Iraq, where he has relatives, but had been granted a 10-year multi-entry B1/B2 tourist US visa instead. During the CBP inspection, he was asked about his relatives, nei...