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Two Palestinian Men Have Their Visas Invalidated at SFO After Arriving for Interfaith Mission

A San Francisco supervisor made an emergency trip to SFO late Wednesday night after learning that two Palestinian men with valid visas who had traveled here to speak at interfaith events around the Bay were being denied entry to the US.

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Biden Picks Openly Gay Former Richmond PD Chief to Run Customs and Immigration

Known for toting a “Black Lives Matter” sign and being an openly gay and married police chief, former Richmond chief of police Chris Magnus has been nominated as Biden’s commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.

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Art Professor Claims His Phone Was Searched Without A Warrant At SFO

In these ever tense times for civil liberties, we have a new case out of the Bay Area that is likely to ruffle some privacy-protection feathers. ABC 7 brings news of a