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Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Oscar nominated actor Barkhad Abdi stopped by immigration over ciminal past

Oscar nominated actor and BAFTA winner Somali-born Barkhad Abdi was stopped by immigration on returning to the US last month after he traveled to London to accept his BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his first movie role in Captain Philips.

The former limo driver was stopped by US customs officials because of his lengthy criminal record which includes drug possession, card fraud and giving police fake name. He was jailed twice for the offences back in 2012.

Star Tribune reports that Barkhad now faces a hearing with Customs and Border protection this week that carries the possibility of deportation. However, a source told the newspaper said it was unlikely that the 28 year old, who is a permanent legal resident in the U.S, would be deported since customs officials usually only do that in the most serious cases.
at 3/25/2014 05:24:00 pm

59 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 17:26

    Whites always hating on blacks for no just cause

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    1. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:28

      He's not black, the word black refers to west Africans or people known as congoid, he's East African.

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    2. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:52

      You are quite daft! So what is he? Caucasian? So a Caucasian looking at him won't refer to him as black??

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    3. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:53

      How? Wth are you saying?

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    4. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 19:16

      Anon 628pm you must be a self hating ignoramus. Get an education.

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    5. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 19:54

      My roommate is Somalian, she refers to herself as black, so do her family members and other Somalian friends., Mr/Miss I-Too-Know

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    6. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 20:12

      Tell that to the KKK and see if they give a fawk. East Africans think say cuz a lot of them get pointy noise and usually look thin and starved they are suddenly the oyibos of Africa. Gtfoh with that chit jare. This dude is black and every real African whether from east, west or wareva is BLACK! East African is not a race, so get a clue.

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    7. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 20:16

      @6.28... Teacher Chike.... Since he is not black I guess he is yellow naa.

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    8. Sally Rue25 March 2014 at 20:39

      Lol. You are both ignorant.

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    9. Cheezy25 March 2014 at 20:39

      Are u colour blind? The word black refers to people with black skin whether East or West African, black is black. I just hope you were joking.

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    10. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 22:43

      Anon 6:28....You fall my hand. You made a very ridiculously unpardonable blunder. Where did you school?

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    11. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 06:23

      Osun State Polytechnic. Lol

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  2. Unknown25 March 2014 at 17:32

    America law self,maybe d dude don change na

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  3. Alloy Chikezie25 March 2014 at 17:33

    The guy look like a criminal for real


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    1. Toronto Finest 25 March 2014 at 23:15

      If you can judge pple by their look then, UR BRAIN IS DAMAGED

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  4. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 17:35

    Sins of d past, u can never get away wit it... Pele my bro,face d law. ¤Su°cre®

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  5. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 17:35

    No wonder, he played the role of 'Muse' to the heart...a very brilliant character

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  6. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 17:37

    =NAWA OOOO,DS USA NO DEY CHOP SHIT @ALLL. EVEN IF NA D GUY PAST ND D FACT DT HE IS A LEGAL RESIDENT,DEM NO SEND.

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  7. Eugenia Ekeji25 March 2014 at 17:37

    He sure looks like a criminal with eze ewu.

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  8. Unknown25 March 2014 at 17:38

    Its a pity.

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  9. dimcy25 March 2014 at 17:43

    Ciminal lindodo

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  10. ary25 March 2014 at 17:45

    Guess your past eventually catches up on you! That's quite a rap sheet.

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  11. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 17:48

    this guy makes me so 'unproud' of my African and black roots whenever I see him. how can he after living in the USA for years still look like this. I'm so sorry, but his looks don't enter Hollywood. he still looks like any Somalian refugee

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    1. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:24

      Come who you be sef am sure u ave not been to the airport before let alone enter plane so he shld go and bleach abi or take drugs to grow fat may be when u eventually enter yankee u will go for plastic sugrey to remove. That ijebu tribal mark ur face so no one will knoww u are a yoruba goat anyway jst so u know pple frm somalia always look that way cos that's how God created them and am proud of him

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    2. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:46

      Why are you full of hate? You need deliverance.

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    3. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 20:03

      Give him time. Or how did p-diddy look before he attained all that fame and money? Lmao!! ........Just Saying

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  12. Unknown25 March 2014 at 17:49

    Past crimes..... This is really great if the crimes levied against him was actually committed by him......
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  13. Unknown25 March 2014 at 17:50

    I wish same thing will be happening in naija.....
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    1. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 22:34

      Dis eDdreamz dey vex me pas for dis LIB. Must u comment two times? Notice me or I die. •ZorahJay•

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    2. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 05:42

      Lmmfao am annoyed too

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  14. Unknown25 March 2014 at 17:53

    Tats how it is...as far as ur black and ur from Africa,ur sins can never be forgiven

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  15. Okoro25 March 2014 at 18:00

    That hair cut tho!

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  16. Unknown25 March 2014 at 18:02

    Awww,,,its just a pity,but I guess he's no longer a criminal or however they put it...they should allow him be,,he deserves a second chance...

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  17. Makeover by T.E.J.U25 March 2014 at 18:04

    Omolomo, he didn't know he will act na, he was on hustle before, they should free him.

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  18. Unknown25 March 2014 at 18:55

    Atleast he's now acting and he's no longa a criminal.

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  19. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 18:57

    The world lifts you up only to bring you crashing down...

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  20. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 19:10

    Make the custom officials free Muse jare!

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  21. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 21:25

    Linda et all, I hope you guys have heard of double jeopardy. You cant punish him for a crime he has already paid for or served time in jail for. It is illegal to jail or sentence anyone, black white, green, blue whatever for a crime he has already paid dues to the society for. In addition, the customs is not a legal entity for jailing, they simply ensure all those coming into the US are legal and no illegality exist in what they possess. If anything wanting is found of this guy, he will be handed over to the police for prosecuting (its a federal issue at this level not state). To me, if anything, it may be that he broke his probation by traveling out of the country without his probation officers knowledge. You can be on probation after sentence served for a long duration of time, sometimes 10 yrs or longer. This is a misdeamonor" for some states" and does not require deportation. As legal residents, im sure no deportation here, maybe jail time or fine. Stop ruining his career with these negative report promoted by media.

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  22. Anonymous25 March 2014 at 21:26

    Make dem free d boi. Folks from MSP dey for ur back. Let he who is without sin be d first to cast stone.

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  23. Unknown25 March 2014 at 21:28

    Awwww!!!! Quite a pity.

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  24. Amarachukwu.25 March 2014 at 21:30

    Oops!!!

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  25. Ajebutter25 March 2014 at 22:00

    This guy can really act. I Love d character he played in Captain Philip.

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  26. Olubukola Ozone25 March 2014 at 23:23

    Crazy peeps... Tryin to punish him twice for ofences he had already suferd thr consequencies. He already went to jail, howcom dey are talkin abt deportation now?

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  27. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 01:04

    We are not black, we are AFRICANS please

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  28. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 04:01

    The year oscars nominee and winners are just making waves on our Radar.. ''Lupita,the guy that said he looks like earthly Jesus nd now this Guy..


    ~~Marilyn

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  29. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 09:30

    @ Anonymous 1.04, please dont make such dumb comments anymore.....we always have a way of letting people out there question our intelligence....You are BLACK and AFRICAN! Olodo

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  30. Apple26 March 2014 at 11:21

    He look's like a cock.

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  31. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 11:42

    "Ciminal Past" Linda can't spell again hahahaha

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  32. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 12:42

    Funny how I told my colleague after watching Captain Phillip that the Barkhad looks so much like a criminal, jokingly said he fits perfectly well into the role he played..... Well, you cant run from your nemesis.

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  33. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 15:18

    Dear Abdi, just one word for u "FOOD" jeez u need food, plus a lot of multivitamins *pharmacist's orders* lollzz, but really white ppl sha!dey can like to embarass someone! ... sugardelux

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  34. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 16:16

    Anonymous 5:48pm,

    Where has your look taken you to, not even on soap opera on local TV in 9ja...just thank God for you life let nothing set you back regardless of your look or race

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  35. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 16:21

    Anonymous 5:48pm,

    Where has your look taken you to, not even on soap opera on local TV in 9ja...just thank God for you life let nothing set you back regardless of your look or race

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  36. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 16:21

    Anonymous 5:48pm,

    Where has your look taken you to, not even on soap opera on local TV in 9ja...just thank God for you life let nothing set you back regardless of your look or race

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  37. Nusitech26 March 2014 at 17:10

    There is no way he remains in the US. After a felony conviction, it's automatic deportation for a non US citizen. It's the law.

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  38. JBayo26 March 2014 at 18:47

    This is a calculated attempt to ridicule his rising image. Has not been in US all this while. Caucasians will not want to see colored people celebrated before them. God is with him on this.

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  39. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 22:16

    Seriously if I met him in an alley, I would run for my dear life. He also looks hungry. Poor thing, I read in one of the blogs that he is broke.

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  40. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 23:27

    From my legal background, I know that a person cannot be punished twice for a single offense. Since he was already arrested and served term in the past, why arresting him again? Anyways, racism I'd real in USA!!! Dasol!

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  41. Anonymous27 March 2014 at 01:03

    Who made u all saints? u so pathetic

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  42. Anonymous28 March 2014 at 20:01

    Wow, Somali people and drugs -_-

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