British-Turkish groom gets deported with his wife on their honeymoon for he’s “Muslim”

A British couple say they were treated like criminals when they were locked up for 26 hours after arriving at Los Angeles airport then booted out of the country without explanation.

Natasha Politakis, 29, and husband Ali Gul were due to fly to Hawaii after saving £7,000 up for a romantic getaway to celebrate the beginning of their marriage.

But instead the pair were thrown into a detention centre without explanation before being sent on a flight back to England.

Upset and embarrassed, Ms Politakis said she believed the treatment was because her partner – a successful estate agent from Enfield in London – is Muslim and has Turkish heritage.

The nightmare began when they arrived at the American airport to begin what they hoped would be a day they would never forget.

They were told they would need to be interviewed for ‘five minutes’ but were instead detained for more than a day before being flown back to the UK – despite having already booked and paid for a trip to Hawaii and arranged necessary visas.

She said: ‘As far as we knew before we left everything was fine, but as soon as we got there they wouldn’t let us in.

‘We believe since Trump was elected, they took one look at his name, thought he was Muslim and didn’t let him in. We are so shocked at how we were treated.’