Singer Cat Stevens Denied U.S. Entry, Flight Diverted
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The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security official said.
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WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine on Tuesday when it was discovered passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, federal officials said.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
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An incident this week in which British former pop star Cat Stevens was deported from the United States to London as a &quot;no-fly&quot; terrorist risk was caused by a spelling error.
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The US denied entry to famous singer, peace activist, and education volunteer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, on the grounds that he is on the terrorist watch list.
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Oct. 4 issue - Security officials can&#39;t quite explain why singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was on a US government &quot;no fly&quot; list.
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Yusuf   Islam, the London-based artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, forced a   Washington, D.C.-bound United Airlines flight to land prematurely in   Maine Tuesday after his name popped up on a U.S. terrorist watch list.
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Muslim convert and former pop star Cat Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation from the United States over "potential" terrorism links sparked an Anglo-American diplomatic row.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - Singer Cat Stevens, taken off a London-to-Washington flight because his name showed up on a government &quot;no-fly&quot; list, has no ties to suspected terrorists, his brother said Wednesday.
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Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, demanded an inquiry into why the United States labelled him a security risk and deported him.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly  known as Cat Stevens, blasted the United States' system of  screening airline passengers for potential terrorists as  "indiscriminate" and "unjust" in an editorial in Tuesday's  (Sept. 28) Los Angeles Times.
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Former pop singer Cat Stevens, a  Muslim, was deported to Britain on Wednesday after U.S.  officials said his activities could be "linked to terrorism"  and his name was put on a U.S. no-fly list.
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A London-to-Washington flight carrying the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was diverted to Maine and the singer was removed from the plane.
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Yusuf Islam, the pop star formerly known  as Cat Stevens, returned to Britain Thursday after his  deportation from the United States over "potential" terrorism  links sparked a diplomatic row.
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Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam _ formerly known as singer Cat Stevens--will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the US for being on a government watch list.
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LONDON: Muslim convert and former pop star Cat Stevens returned to Britain yesterday after his deportation from the US over &quot;potential&quot; terrorism links sparked an Anglo-American diplomatic row.
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A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam &#151; formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens &#151; showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said.
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Morning has broken, and the former Cat Stevens is back in London, courtesy of some hard-headed US Homeland Security officials. The ex-pop star, now known as Yusuf Islam, was deported from the