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Man with suitcases at Capitol deported
AP ^
| 4/15/5
Posted on 04/15/2005 11:17:13 AM PDT by SmithL
WASHINGTON - The man who caused a scare with suitcases at the U.S. Capitol this week was deported to Australia on Friday for violating the terms of his visa, Homeland Security Department officials said.
The man, Wen Hao Zhao, had stationed himself on the west side of the Capitol on Monday with two black suitcases and asked to see the president. After a standoff, he was tackled and dragged away by police who feared Zhao was a possible suicide bomber.
Police later blew up the suitcases, which contained a CD player.
Zhao is a native of China but an Australian citizen. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Zhao entered the United Stated legally April 8 with an Australian passport. He was admitted under a waiver program that allows citizens of certain countries entrance without a visa.
The visa waiver program has a public safety provision, which officials said Zhao violated when he prompted the Capitol scare.
The midday incident Monday - which occurred at the peak of the cherry blossoms in one of Washington's busiest tourist seasons - led police to evacuate the West Lawn and briefly bar tourists from the Capitol.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aliens; crazyguy; deported; uscapitol; wenhaozhao
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As luck would have it, he was already packed.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:17:13 AM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
And with border security being what it is, we can rest assured that he won't be back! ;)
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:18:27 AM PDT
by
WV Mountain Mama
(Anyone else able to track the hubby's movements by open drawers,cabinets and clothes on the floor?)
To: SmithL; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
Wen Hao Zhao How now, Hao Zhao?
To: SmithL
After a standoff, he was tackled and dragged away by police who feared Zhao was a possible suicide bomber.It was a nice "hard" tackle too!
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:20:42 AM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: SmithL
One gone, 29,999,999 to go.
To: SmithL
As luck would have it, he was already packed.Well, I guess he'll have to go back with only the clothes on his back; they blew up his luggage.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:21:35 AM PDT
by
Born Conservative
("Mr. Chamberlain loves the working man, he loves to see him work" - Winston Churchill)
To: SmithL
Wen Hao Zhao ... was tackled and dragged away by police We know When, How, Why, Where and Who.
To: martin_fierro
To: WV Mountain Mama
You betcha! We have the best border security in the world.
(sarcasm off)
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:22:46 AM PDT
by
Mears
("The Killer Queen,caviar and cigarettes")
To: SmithL
I presume he was deported at taxpayer expense....
That would be one way to get a free ride back home.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:23:06 AM PDT
by
C210N
(-)
To: martin_fierro
To: SmithL
Police later blew up the suitcases, which contained a CD player. Must have been the 1940's tube-version of the CD player. It filled two whole suitcases.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:24:19 AM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: Born Conservative
they blew up his luggage.They beat him to it.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:25:00 AM PDT
by
SmithL
(Proud Submariner)
To: SmithL
The man, Wen Hao Zhao, had stationed himself on the west side of the Capitol on Monday with two black suitcases and asked to see the president. Uhhh... the President is only in the Capital building when addressing Congress, otherwise you'll find him at the Whitehouse. The guy should have done his homework. Duh!
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:25:10 AM PDT
by
The_Victor
(Doh!... stupid tagline)
To: Semper Paratus
Yep, if we arrested and deported everyone in this country who is either in violation of their visa or is here illegally (and never had a visa in the first place), we'd lose at least 1/10 of our population.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:25:48 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: SmithL
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:26:00 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: SmithL
Not much different than what happens to your luggage when he arrive at JFK.
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:27:29 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: SmithL
I'm leaving... On a jet plane... Don't know when I'll be back again...
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:27:34 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: OldFriend
Oops....when you arrive at JFK
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posted on
04/15/2005 11:28:03 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: martin_fierro
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