The New York Times /Reuters (1/29) reports, "President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland said Wednesday that he was briefly suspected by Canadian authorities of being an illegal immigrant, during an unexpected stopover on a flight back from Washington. Mr. Kwasniewski said a snowstorm forced his plane to divert from Gander, Newfoundland, to St. John's, as he returned from a visit during which he asked President Bush to relax visa requirements for Polish citizens. 'We saw what it feels like when an unexpected guest arrives -- who in the beginning is treated as a potential illegal immigrant,' a good humored Mr. Kwasniewski said at a news conference." Reuters adds, "A Canadian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that because the plane had landed late in the evening, the passengers were taken to a transit area to see whether they wanted temporary visas for an overnight stay. 'At no time were they detained,' said the spokeswoman, Kimberly Phillips. 'At no time was President Kwasniewski ever suspected of being an illegal alien.'" Kwasniewski "said the group was released after several Polish sailors saw him and began asking for autographs, demonstrating that he was famous."
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