Watch hilarious moment image of JD Vance baby meme is waved in Dail over US visa social media account checks rule
A MEME of US Vice President JD Vance mocked up as a baby was waved in the Dail today as concerns were raised about new social media checks on students travelling to the States.
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A meme of JD Vance mocked up as a baby was waved in the Dail
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Labour leader Ivana Bacik was raising concerns about social media account checks on students looking to travel to the US
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The meme again hit the headlines this week when a Norway student claimed he was denied a visa to the US because he had the photo of a baby face JD Vance on his social media.
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The US claims that these social media checks are to ensure people travelling to the States do not intend to harm Americans or its 'national interests'
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Student Mads Mikkelsen told local media in
The 21-year-old claimed he was threatened with a fine or five years in prison if he did not provide the password to allow them to search his device.
He was sent back to Norway after they found the photo.
However, a spokesperson for the US Department of Homeland Security claims that this is untrue.
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They said: 'Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.'
Labour leader
'UNTHINKABLE'
Waving a photo of JD Vance mocked up as a baby, the
'This week a young Norwegian tourist detained by ICE at Newark Airport and sent back to Oslo. Why?
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'He had this meme on his phone. A meme depicting Vice President JD Vance as a baby. Extraordinary.
'Extraordinary that a young person with this amusing meme on their phone depicting a public person that this would be used as an excuse to detain him for five hours and then deport him back to Oslo.'
'EXCESSIVE'
Deputy Bacik asked the Minister of Justice what he was going to do to reassure Irish students travelling to the US this summer on J1 visas.
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