A Malaysian entrepreneur of Indian descent, who has spent over 20 years building companies in the U.S., says he was detained and questioned by FBI agents immediately after landing in Miami—despite holding an O-1 visa meant for individuals with “extraordinary ability.”

The CEO, who heads an American firm employing 230 people worldwide and has paid U.S. taxes for 22 years, described the moment as both surreal and telling of a broader climate of hostility toward immigrants. Advertisement

“So I arrived in Miami, in Trump’s America,” he said. “The first thing that happened is that as soon as I get off the plane and arrive at the airport, I’m greeted by two FBI agents.”

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“Now, I have an O-1 visa, which gives me the right to work and live in America. It’s a visa f

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