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.

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.