Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists.

Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled.

‘Someone’ cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second,” Bray posted on Bluesky social media. “We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

No details on who canceled the flight.

  • ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
    14·
    14 hours ago

    It probably would have helped if he hadnt written the op-ed about how he needed to flee the country until after fleeing the country

    Like, step one of needing to flee the country is flee the fucking country. Not opining about it to the media before the bags are packed

    • crapwittyname@feddit.uk
      13·
      12 hours ago

      It’s not his fault, mate. It’s not normal to have your flight cancelled by the powers that be because you wrote something. He can’t be blamed for not thinking of absolutely everything that might go wrong and acting on each.
      The bottom line is that he should, by law and rights, have been allowed to travel.

      • Null User Object@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 hours ago

        It’s not normal to have your flight cancelled by the powers that be because you wrote something.

        Unless you’re fleeing a fledgling fascist dictatorship. Then it’s to be expected.