Hi,
last year, I got a letter from US Customs and Border Protection, Maureen Dugan, Acting Executive Director, Admissibility and Passengers Program, Office of Field Operations, from May 14 2009.
I've thought more about this, later last year, and I've been in contact, with the American Embassy in Oslo.
They told me to contact you again.
Since, I can't see that I did anything wrong, going on a flight to Detroit, even if I hadn't booked a hotel in advance, since I had about £10.000 or 20.000 $ on my Visa-card, from my study-loan, for some studies that I had to interupt.
But then I was free to use this loan in which way I wanted to, this is normal in Norway, that one can use ones study-loan, to other purposes than studying, if conditions change, regarding ones study-situation etc., after one have received or applied for a study loan, from the Norwegian Government, like it did in my case.
So I think it is unfair, that I had to go back to Europe, since I can't see that I have done anything wrong.
I also had to buy a new ticket, that cost more than or around 2.000 $.
I told the American Embassy in Oslo, that I've been using around 20.000 NOK or around 4.000 $ on airplane-tickets, to and from America.
And I wasn't allowed in to the USA even if I'm a law abiding Norwegian citizien, who has never been denied entry more or less anywhere before.
And also, my suitcase, was delayed for one day, when I went back to Europe, and Oslo.
(Since US Homeland Security had found a lighter, in my suit-case).
So I had to stay on a hotel in Oslo, (Gardermoen), for one night, waiting for my suitcase.
And that hotel cost 1.000 NOK a night, or around 200 $.
So my expenes where around 4.200 $ for plane tickets and hotel.
And what did I get in return?
Nothing, I didn't get to spend a single second in the USA.
So I think I should be given compensation from the US Government, for this poor treatment and travel expenses.
In addition, I've a lot of time, on sending you e-mails to complain about rude treatment, from US Immigration Control, on Detoit International Airport.
So I think I should be given more compansation, than just flight and hotel ticket costs.
I mentioned the figure 100.000 NOK, as a minimum, of what I think I should be compensated, for bad treatment, from the American Government.
I also know that compensations are high, in the USA, and if an American citizen had been treated like this, in eg. Norway, then 'hell would have been loose'.
And compensations in the USA are generally high, so I don't think 100.000 NOK or 20.000 $ is much to ask for, in compensation, considering the poor and unfair treatment I've received from the American Government, in connection with my flight to Detroit, in 2005, with Lufthansa, from Frankfurt.
The check for at least the mentioned amount, can be sent to:
Erik Ribsskog
Flat 3
5 Leather Lane
Liverpool
GB-L2 2AE
UK
I'm also sending a copy of this e-mail to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, to whom I've also complained about the way I was treated by the American Imigration Control in Detriot, earlier.
I hope this is alright and thank you very much in advance for you help!
Sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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From:
Oslo, IRC <osloirc@state.gov>
Date: 2010/1/4
Subject: RE: Kompansasjon for tull fra amerikanske myndigheter?
To: Erik Ribsskog <
eribsskog@gmail.com>
Hei Erik,
Amerikanske ambassader er underlagt State Department, men dette
virker mer som Department of Homeland Security’s område. http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
Med vennlig hilsen,
Information Resource Center
U.S. Embassy, Oslo
osloIRC@state.gov
21 30 85 40 (phone hours: 2-4pm)
From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 8:14 PM
To: Oslo, IRC
Subject: Kompansasjon for tull fra amerikanske myndigheter?
Hei,
tidligere iår, så fikk jeg et beklagelse-brev sendt til meg
i England, hvor jeg bor nå, etter å ha blitt tullet med av amerikanske
myndigheter, på flyplassen i Detroit, i 2005, og sendt tilbake til Europa, med
engang jeg kom til USA, uten noen bra begrunnelse ble jeg tullet med.
Kofferten min ble også holdt tilbake, en ekstra dag, så jeg måtte bo en dag på
hotell på Gardermoen.
Når jeg tenker på det nå, så var det fint å få beklagelse-brev.
Men billettene til og fra USA, kosta meg jo rundt 20.000 norske kroner.
Og 1000 kroner for hotellet på Gardermoen.
Pluss at jeg synes at jeg burde fått noe for tort og svie også.
Så 100.000 norske kroner, ville jeg ha sett på som et slags minstebeløp, å få i
kompansasjon, siden kompansasjoner er så høye i USA, så hvis dette hadde skjedd
med en amerikaner, så hadde jeg vel fått mange millioner.
Med flyplass-krøll hilsen
