Esta visa

[mushroomspore 3,044]

48 minutes ago, Yosef said:

Question he has another citizenship which is also part of the esta . Can he apply with that passport .

No and I'm pretty sure the US government would see that as attempted fraud. Your son committed a mistake and that mistake is on record in connection to your son's identity, not just the passport he used. They (as in CBP, the immigration agencies and US govt in general) have his fingerprints and photograph.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

Age question wasn’t answered. If he was 18+, “Young and dumb” doesn’t cut it. Adult responsibility.

[Yosef 7]

2 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

I was thinking the very same......

Cost them $24k a hefty fine. 19 years old at the time.

[CMJuilland 485]

Others have answered your question, but as an add-on: coming to the U.S. is not a right; it is a privilege.  That includes tourism.  And, again, as @mushroomspore has said: don't try using another passport in that situation.  It won't end well. 

 

[ND17 18]

How did he even manage to get on the plane with a expired passport?? These are the sort of things that the airline is meant to catch. 

[Lemonslice 4,929]

17 minutes ago, ND17 said:

How did he even manage to get on the plane with a expired passport?? These are the sort of things that the airline is meant to catch. 

Millions of passengers, mistakes happen. 

[From_CAN_2_US 1,106]

16 hours ago, Yosef said:

Cost them $24k a hefty fine. 19 years old at the time.

The airline was fined 24k? By whom?

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

The airline was fined 24k? By whom?

The US (and many countries) fine airlines who board passengers who do not have the correct documentation for entry.

 

edit to add older article on this https://airlines.iata.org/analysis/document-verification-travel-trouble though seems to indicate the actual amount of the US fine is much lower, may  have changed since then 

Edited June 30, 2022 by SusieQQQ

[Yosef 7]

1 hour ago, From_CAN_2_US said:

The airline was fined 24k? By whom?

By DHS