Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras enter the US for first time since Snowden leaks

Xeni Jardin 10:09 am Fri Apr 11, 2014

A first since they began reporting on the material leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, landing in the United States. There have been concerns that the US might detain them if they entered the country.

#Glenngreenwald and #LauraPoitras arrive safely at JFK airport. There was fear they'd be arrested over #edwardsnowden pic.twitter.com/xhssow3Lfe

— Ted Shaffrey (@TedShaffrey) April 11, 2014

(Disclosure: I'm on the board of the Freedom of the Press Foundation with all three)

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