US cracks down on GAA stars

US IMMIGRATION authorities are adopting a new hard-line attitude to GAA players travelling to America on weekend passes.

US cracks down on GAA stars
Fri, 04 Oct, 2002 - 01:00
Diarmuid O’Flynn

Authorities are turning back players without visas, because they suspect the GAA stars are travelling to the US to make money, which requires a specific H1 or temporary worker papers.

The move comes during the heaviest period of trans-Atlantic travel for the closing stages of the GAA Championships in cities like New York, Boston and Chicago.

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