The Star: Canadian Paraplegic denied entry to US because she'd been depressed
Dec 1, 2013, 5:52 am
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DHS can ask for medical information and then it's up to the individual whether to provide it. If the individual chooses not to provide the medical information, then that individual is denied entry. As noted elsewhere, there are lots of good reasons that every government applies some sort of medical standard to non-citizens crossing its borders.
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Dec 1, 2013, 7:05 am
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Additional facts are now being published;
In respect to the 2012 suicide attempt, her mother called 911 and the subject was transported taken to hospital by public health services ambulance. The subject had also written a suicide letter which, she says, her mother gave to the police.
In respect to the 2012 suicide attempt, her mother called 911 and the subject was transported taken to hospital by public health services ambulance. The subject had also written a suicide letter which, she says, her mother gave to the police.
Dec 1, 2013, 11:48 am
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Dec 1, 2013, 12:54 pm
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Dec 1, 2013, 9:02 pm
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Additional facts are now being published; In respect to the 2012 suicide attempt, her mother called 911 and the subject was transported taken to hospital by public health services ambulance. The subject had also written a suicide letter which, she says, her mother gave to the police.
To the extent this statement suggests that we should doubt the woman's story, the suggestion is misplaced. She has documents from CBP that specify the reason for her refusal of admission . The documents contain the numbers "2012" but not the numbers "2001" nor "2008".
Dec 1, 2013, 9:11 pm
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At least she wasn't forced into a C-section and her child put up for adoption, as the UK has reportedly done to an Italian woman:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...n-baby-2874124
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-n...n-baby-2874124
Dec 3, 2013, 2:27 am
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Where are her medical records stored? Most super-large hospitals use off-site storage for electronic records, i.e. "the cloud." If that cloud happens to be controlled by some company like CGI, or another U.S. based company, then it seems obvious to me that THE government can get access whenever they want, by the simple expedient of declaring ALL information to be related somehow to "national security."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGI_Group
Dec 4, 2013, 3:36 pm
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On a radio interview last night the Ontario Privacy Commissioner said:
1. There was no way this information came from health records.
2. It likely came from police records being entered into the RCMP maintained Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC ) after reports from local forces at the time of the 911 call. CPIC is shared cross border.
3. That the default entering of this type of information into CPIC is unacceptable, although in rare circumstances it would be justifiable. (eg. the mentally ill person threatened others with a weapon etc. )
4. That she will be working with the Federal Privacy Commissioner to ensure that this type of health information is no longer routinely entered into CPIC and therefore available to CBP.
It seems that the Canadian LE agencies are the ones who will have to justify their practices.
1. There was no way this information came from health records.
2. It likely came from police records being entered into the RCMP maintained Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC ) after reports from local forces at the time of the 911 call. CPIC is shared cross border.
3. That the default entering of this type of information into CPIC is unacceptable, although in rare circumstances it would be justifiable. (eg. the mentally ill person threatened others with a weapon etc. )
4. That she will be working with the Federal Privacy Commissioner to ensure that this type of health information is no longer routinely entered into CPIC and therefore available to CBP.
It seems that the Canadian LE agencies are the ones who will have to justify their practices.
Dec 29, 2013, 9:05 pm
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She should have flown from Canada to Mexico, then just walked across the USA-Mexico border through holes in the fence like hundreds of others do every day!
Dec 31, 2013, 4:34 am
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On a radio interview last night the Ontario Privacy Commissioner said:
1. There was no way this information came from health records.
2. It likely came from police records being entered into the RCMP maintained Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC ) after reports from local forces at the time of the 911 call. CPIC is shared cross border.
3. That the default entering of this type of information into CPIC is unacceptable, although in rare circumstances it would be justifiable. (eg. the mentally ill person threatened others with a weapon etc. )
4. That she will be working with the Federal Privacy Commissioner to ensure that this type of health information is no longer routinely entered into CPIC and therefore available to CBP.
It seems that the Canadian LE agencies are the ones who will have to justify their practices.
1. There was no way this information came from health records.
2. It likely came from police records being entered into the RCMP maintained Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC ) after reports from local forces at the time of the 911 call. CPIC is shared cross border.
3. That the default entering of this type of information into CPIC is unacceptable, although in rare circumstances it would be justifiable. (eg. the mentally ill person threatened others with a weapon etc. )
4. That she will be working with the Federal Privacy Commissioner to ensure that this type of health information is no longer routinely entered into CPIC and therefore available to CBP.
It seems that the Canadian LE agencies are the ones who will have to justify their practices.
Dec 31, 2013, 1:27 pm
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