Tariq Ramadan, who has been denied entry into the United States, said that he did not know that the recipient of his donations had connections to a terrorist organization. Full Story »
Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Google News (U.S.)
In its ruling on Friday, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held unanimously that the government was required to “confront Ramadan with the allegation against him and afford him the subsequent opportunity to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he did not know, and reasonably should not have known, that the recipient of his contributions was a terrorist organization.”
I think this is fair and it does not tie the Government’s hands.
May open the door on the subject of Visas and the Patriot Act. In this case the Court ruled that he is entitled to a Visa Hearing.