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Fund-raising British biker refused entry to USA

US immigration deport 59-year-old over Hells Angels mix-up

Posted: 19 August 2008
by Visordown News

A 59-YEAR-OLD British biker who flew to America to take part in a charity bike ride has been refused entry by immigration officials who thought he was a Hells Angel.

Bill Singleton, 59, collected £3,000 in sponsorship for the 7,000-mile trip from Montana to Alaska in aid of a deaf children’s charity. But when he arrived at Denver Airport staff suspected he was heading to a notorious biker rally. The window cleaner whose daughter, her husband and their baby girl are deaf was quizzed for five hours.

Bill believes customs grew suspicious after finding his wallet had a wolf’s head logo a symbol linked to US Angels. When officials discovered he had a conviction for assaulting a policeman 38-years-ago they put him on a UK flight. Bill said at home in Harpenden, Herts: “I am devastated. I’d never be in the Hells Angels.”

Oh, the land of the free... the home of the cowardly immigration wannabe Nazis...


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cirian75

Dept of Homeland security for you.

Mate of mine has been to the US twice, put through the mill twice by them.


Posted: 19/08/2008 13:48


Grunbay
Having just visited your country and been very kindly treated, please accept my apologies as a US citizen. I am hopeful that a majority of my fellow Americans will see that a complete change of administration is needed in our upcoming elections.
Posted: 19/08/2008 16:37

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