Disabled woman denied entry to U.S. after agent cites supposedly private medical details

Saturday, December 07, 2013 SPORK! 1 Comments

By:  News reporter, Published on Thu Nov 28 2013
Ellen Richardson went to Pearson airport on Monday full of joy about flying to New York City and from there going on a 10-day Caribbean cruise for which she’d paid about $6,000.
But a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent with the Department of Homeland Security killed that dream when hedenied her entry.
“I was turned away, I was told, because I had a hospitalization in the summer of 2012 for clinical depression,’’ said Richardson, who is a paraplegic and set up her cruise in collaboration with a March of Dimes group of about 12 others.

The Weston woman was told by the U.S. agent she would have to get “medical clearance’’ and be examined by one of only three doctors in Toronto whose assessments are accepted by Homeland Security. She was given their names and told a call to her psychiatrist “would not suffice.’’

 Read the full article at The Star

 (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11/28/disabled_woman_denied_entry_to_us_after_agent_cites_supposedly_private_medical_details.html)

1 comment:

  1. BissDecember 7, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    What does her medical history have to do with her vacation and why is her medical history even any of their business. Homeland Sec. can violate the HIPPA laws?!!!

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