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[h=1]Justin Bieber’s legal woes put him at risk of being turned back at U.S. border: experts[/h]
http://www.thestar.com/entertainmen...f_being_turned_back_at_us_border_experts.html

Justin Bieber’s brushes with the law north and south of the Canadian border have placed him at risk of being barred from entering the United States, legal experts said.

The 19-year-old Canadian pop star is no stranger to having his public antics take a toll on his career. A string of recent headline-grabbing incidents — including reports of public urination and visits to a South American brothel — has slowly eroded the squeaky-clean image that helped vault him to global stardom before he’d turned 16.

But lawyers said what police described as a drag-racing incident in Florida and an alleged assault in Toronto, both of which resulted in criminal charges, could spell more drastic consequences for the Stratford native.

Add in the positive drug test after the Florida arrest, they said, and Bieber’s immigration status is very much up in the air.

Bieber has pleaded not guilty to the Florida charges, and his lawyer said he is innocent of the allegations in Toronto.

Henry Chang, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer registered in both the U.S. and Canada, said Bieber’s close ties to the States would not offer him much protection from laws that are both complex and vague.

Even if the teen had secured a green card or other residency documents, Chang said, he could still find himself being turned away from the U.S. border next time he tries to cross.

“These rules of inadmissibility apply to green card holders too, so it’s not like it’s going to protect him,” Chang said in a telephone interview. “If he’s a citizen he’s fine, but even a green card holder is subject to removal bars. So he still needs to worry about that.”
 
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