Even before 9/11, it was no picnic for foreign musicians to perform in the United States. Work visas could be paid for and acquired, venues could be booked, publicity purchased, hotel reservations nailed down, airline tickets bought – but the heavily vetted artists could still be held up at any point in the process, up to and including arrival at JFK, LAX or MIA.
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This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Trump’s Overturned Travel Ban Is Still Causing Chaos for Musicians