Don Malik was denied entry to USA. There were some unfair treatments and racial discrimination.

[Azero]

Translation: 

Hello, this is daze alive.

We have unfortune news for you by which we were taken aback.

Don Malik who was invited to the world-wide festival SXSW in Austin, Texas, was treated wrongfully and denied entry to the US, thus his showcase on March 17 at 9PM local time at the Karma Lounge was cancelled.

On March 12, Don Malik departed from Incheon Airport together with staff members of his agency StoneShip and fellow artists. At their stopover in San Fransisco International Airport they were controlled by customs, denied entry and sent back to Incheon.

Don Malik and Co. were entering as guests, with a non-profit purpose, abiding by the Visa Waiver Program and they were cleared by the ESTA. His participation in SXSW was going to be unpaid and they had all relevant documents at hand, also proof for their ESTA clearance and travel visas.

Yet they were denied entry and then detained for 24 hours. They were racially discriminated by local employees who imitated monkeys and called them “chink(s).†Further, the whole group’s cellphones were confiscated, thus they were unable to ask for help from [sXSW] staff. In this process, one of the fellow artists was even handcuffed for no reason. Due to this denied entry, the whole group’s ESTA clearance is apparently cancelled for good.

According to magazines like Pitchfork and Spin, at least more than seven teams were denied entry just the same. Among them, one team had the same visas [as Don Malik & Co.] and had even participated twice in SXSW before.

We feel deeply sorry that the artists were denied entry, treated unfairly and discriminated racially. We hope that one day the fans who were looking forward to Don Malik’s showcase can see him perform under better circumstances.

March 15, 2017
daze alive CEO JERRY.K

Quelle:jerrykmusic via hiphopkr.tumblr.com

http://pitchfork.com/news/72233-confusion-abounds-as-multiple-international-sxsw-artists-denied-entry-into-us
http://www.spin.com/2017/03/sxsw-bands-denied-us-customs/

[Sapphic]

The question is, once again, what visa did they use? Because often SXSW artists come in on a B-1 which is usually for tourists, whereas it's recommended they use a P-1. Artists from the UK have also been denied entry to the US for SXSW. 

 

This happened with Oh My Girl. They came in on a B-1, with costumes in their suitcases, and the girls were asked what they were doing and replied poorly to the questions asked so they were denied entry.

 

However, I don't disagree that they were likely to be treated poorly bc of racial factors. They very likely were given the state of Western countries. :/

[SugaJam]

I can't believe this happened at SF International Airport. Really? The SF one?

[MusicL]

It's likely more than it was said here. They just don't handcuff ppl for no reason.