Canada’s response has been notably restrained, with its advisory only warning its citizens that visiting the US longer than 30 days requires registration with American authorities.
Canadian nationals born in Iran are facing unprecedented scrutiny at U.S. checkpoints as the Department of Homeland Security intensifies security vetting of foreign travelers with ties to terror-sponsoring states.
Immigration attorneys report to the Daily Mail a surge in cases where U.S. border officials have denied entry to Canadian citizens born in countries like Iran and Afghanistan, despite their holding valid documentation and having previously traveled to the United States without incident.
“Some male Iranians are conscripted into the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is listed in both the U.S. and Canada as a terrorist organization,” explained Melissa Babel, founder of Babel Immigration Law.