Deported former Frisco student says he plans to return to U.S

The Dallas Morning News ^ | JESSICA MEYERS

[moonshinner_09]

Saad Nabeel has decided to come home – whether it's legal or not.

The former Frisco student, whose deportation to Bangladesh in 2009 spurred an outcry, has vowed to return by his 20th birthday next week.

Nabeel said encounters with police and his family's political ties left him feeling too vulnerable to live in Bangladesh. He started college in Malaysia last month, but said he faces greater threats there. The school condones terrorist activities and has links to al-Qaeda, he said.

A Dallas businessman helped Nabeel leave the university last week. He said he wants to fly the young man back to the U.S., where he will request political asylum. Nabeel could receive a harsh punishment for attempting to return but refuses to consider anything else.

"I'd rather be detained in America than in a class where they say 9/11 shouldn't be considered an act of terrorism," he said from a hideout near the university. "Not getting home is not exactly an option for me."

But getting back into the U.S. may not be an option either. Ralph Isenberg, the Dallas man assisting Nabeel, wants the Department of Homeland Security to grant Nabeel entry into the country so he can seek asylum.

"It is done," said Isenberg. "[Immigration authorities] know all the tricks in the book when they want to help somebody."

Officials from the patchwork of agencies under Homeland Security's auspices contend it doesn't work that way.

"We don't get to say, 'Yes you and not you,' " said Yolanda Choates, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which determines entry into the U.S. "We look at the appropriate documents and see that the person meets all inspection requirements."

[moonshinner_09]

Is there only one college in Malaysia for him to attend ? In all fairness, I, beleive a lot of these folks pick topics that are suitable enough to allow themselves to declare political asylum and say their life is in danger. I need political asylum from Obama.....my country is in danger.

[muawiyah]

In an effort to advance the Malay majority at the expense of the Chinese (etc.) minority, the government of Malaysia has actually created a 2 track education system from kindergarten to graduate level study.

This young man is a Moslem (because he's from Bengla Desh) and must fit within the structures that are normal for Malaysia. That necessarily includes sitting in class with folks who think 911 is "normal" ~ of course their own great grandfathers were headhunting cannibals, but never mind, this is "progress" (in Malaysia).

He would probably feel more comfortable in the private Chinese schools but he'd have to pass his forms in Bhassa. That's not required in the Malay schools since they already speak Bhassa or some form of it.

He probably ought to go home!

[HiJinx]

Ping!

[Kenny Bunk]

Of course he must be re-admitted. According to Global Warmers, rising sea levels are going to wipe out Bangladesh any minute now. Poor guy could drown.

If he is deported, he also has an excellent chance of being eaten by a Tiger, or bitten by a Cobra. Ya wouldn't want to take the chance of making an endangered species animal sick, wouldja?