NEW YORK – A federal court in New York says U.S. officials were obligated to give a Muslim scholar a chance to show he was no supporter of terrorism before barring him from the country.
Professor Tariq Ramadan had his U.S. visa revoked in 2004. He was about to take a job at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
His applications for a new visa were denied on the grounds he had donated money to a charity that supported the Palestinian group Hamas.
The federal appeals court ruled Friday that it was legal for the government to refuse
The case will now return to a lower court. Ramadan can reapply for the visa.
Associated Press – July 17, 2009
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