Hacker News Reader

He was travelling on a diplomatic passport, that doesn't apply to him.

Apparently he wasn't at the time. News reports I read at the time said he applied for ESTA but was found to be in violation of ESTA terms at the boarder.

He was travelling on a diplomatic passport: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/03/former-norwa...

Reply on news.ycombinator.com