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Best-selling children’s author Mem Fox 'sobbed like a baby' as she was detained by US border control Best-selling children’s author Mem Fox 'sobbed like a baby' as she was detained by US border control
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A best selling children’s author said she "sobbed like a baby" after she was detained and "insulted" by US border control officials in Los Angeles. A best selling children’s author said she "sobbed like a baby" after she was detained and "insulted" by US border control officials in Los Angeles. 
Mem Fox said she subjected to aggressive questioning over her visa for two hours in front of a room full of people after she was stopped en route to a conference in Milwaukee.  Mem Fox said she was subjected to aggressive questioning over her visa for two hours in front of a room full of people after she was stopped en route to a conference in Milwaukee. 
The Australian author who is best known for her best-selling books Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Possum Magic, added she had travelled to the US 116 times before without incident.  The Australian author who is best known for her best-selling books Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Possum Magic, added she had travelled to the US 116 times before without incident.  
The 70-year-old was eventually granted access but said she was shocked by her treatment and "couldn't imagine" returning to the US after her ordeal. The 70-year-old was eventually granted access but said she was shocked by her treatment and "couldn't imagine" returning to the US after her ordeal. 
“I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous impoliteness,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.“I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous impoliteness,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
“I felt like I had been physically assaulted which is why, when I got to my hotel room, I completely collapsed and sobbed like a baby, and I’m 70 years old.”“I felt like I had been physically assaulted which is why, when I got to my hotel room, I completely collapsed and sobbed like a baby, and I’m 70 years old.”
The author accused Donald Trump of giving border police “turbocharged power” after taking office. The author accused Donald Trump of giving border police “turbocharged power” after taking office. 
She filed an official complaint over her treatment with the Australian embassy and received an email of apology from US officials. She filed an official complaint over her treatment with the Australian embassy and received an email of apology from US officials. 
It came as the son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was reportedly detained by immigration staff at a Florida airport, who repeatedly asked him "Are you Muslim?". It came as the son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was reportedly detained by immigration staff at a Florida airport, who repeatedly asked him "Are you Muslim?". 
His lawyer Chris Mancini said officials questioned Mr Ali for nearly two hours, repeatedly asking him, "Where did you get your name from?" and "Are you Muslim?" despite him being born in Philadelphia and holding a US passport. His lawyer Chris Mancini said officials questioned Mr Ali for nearly two hours, repeatedly asking him, "Where did you get your name from?" and "Are you Muslim?" despite him being born in Philadelphia and holding a US passport. 
Mr Trump is reportedly set to introduce a new travel ban next week. The new executive order will replace the directive that suspended access to the US to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries which was overturned by the courts.  Mr Trump is reportedly set to introduce a new travel ban next week. The new executive order will replace the directive that suspended access to the US to citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries which was overturned by the courts.  
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has called the revised order a "more streamlined version" of the original travel ban, which sparked mass protests calling it Islamaphobic and racist. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has called the revised order a "more streamlined version" of the original travel ban, which sparked mass protests calling it Islamaphobic and racist.