Indigenous Amis singer Putad Pihay of the band Outlet Drift has been deported back to Taiwan after lying to U.S. customs agents about her visa. She says the organizer of the event she was attending didn't apply for her work visa and encouraged her to lie to the U.S. agents.
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00:00 A singer from Taiwan's indigenous Amis community has been deported from the United States after
00:06 trying to enter the country without a visa.
00:09 Putapi Hai of the band Aller Drift was invited to join a tour in the US, but organizers failed
00:15 to secure her work visa.
00:17 The organizers allegedly asked her to lie to customs agents at the border by saying
00:22 she was on vacation.
00:23 However, agents were suspicious and interrogated the singer, searching and holding her for
00:28 17 hours before deporting her back to Taiwan.
00:31 The organizer has since apologized for the incident.
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