US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
CBP said 27 mostly Filipino workers were removed after agents found child sexual abuse images on eight cruise ships, including some tied to Disney Cruise Line.
- Customs and Border Protection revoked the visas of 27 cruise workers, mostly from the Philippines, after officers boarded eight ships in late April and determined they were involved in the receipt, possession, or distribution of child sexual abuse images.
- Border Protection officials stated a criminal charge is not required for visa revocation, though the agency declined to disclose which ships were targeted or where operations took place.
- Disney Cruise Line stated it has a zero-tolerance policy for such behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement; affected workers are no longer with the company.
- Immigrant and worker rights groups held a news conference Tuesday in San Diego to challenge the enforcement, criticizing the agency for providing only generic statements without accessible details.
- Advocate Benjamin Prado questioned surveillance methods used before the detentions and whether due process rights were followed, expressing skepticism about the agency's claims regarding the enforcement action.
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U.S. authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations that they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images.
Authorities cancel Disney Cruise ship workers’ visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed...
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US authorities cancel cruise ship worker visas as part of child sexual abuse images case
U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images.
Trump administration deported cruise ship workers in child sexual abuse materials case, but did not prosecute them
Days after advocates demanded information regarding the arrest of several cruise ship workers in April, federal immigration officials on Thursday released more details.Agents arrested 23 crew members from multiple ships at the Port of San Diego as part of “Operation Tidal Wave,” which targeted people suspected of involvement with child sexual abuse materials, according to a statement to KPBS from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokespe…
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