I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
The amount of people who are just figuring out imprisonment is legal kidnapping is staggering.
Avoid all travel (and stop over) to the US for the foreseeable. I haven’t stepped foot there since before he was first elected.
As I understand what happened she had an expired visa, tried to enter the US at the Canada-US border and was denied entry then flew to Mexico and tried to enter the US at the Mexico-US border despite the fact that she still had an expired visa and was denied entry at the Canada-US border. That’s a no no and that is why she was arrested. It wasn’t random.
EDIT: Downvote this all you want. It makes ZERO difference to whether what I said was true or not.
https://www.usentrywaiverlaw.ca/denied-entry-to-usa.php
Denied Entry to United States
If you have already been refused entry to USA, it is extremely important that you abide by the instructions and do not attempt to return until you are legally allowed to do so. At this point, it is pointless to argue with US Customs and Border Protection about their decision to refuse you entry, and you should instead focus on how you can get pre-approved for re-entry by contacting a US immigration attorney. If you attempt to re-enter the US at another Port of Entry after previously being turned away, not only will you be denied entrance once again but you also risk being banned from the country for an extensive amount of time.
That’s not what the article says. She had a valid visa, but was denied entry and the visa revoked because they thought it was “shady” that the visa had been approved after an initial denial. Later, after getting a new job in the states, she flew to Mexico to go to the San Diego immigration office to re-apply since that’s where she had applied before.
I wouldn’t have taken my now valid visa, flown to Mexico, and tried there. I’d have gone back to the original port of entry where I was denied, gone inside, and presented my now valid visa but that’s just me.
She didn’t have a valid visa, she was trying to get it renewed.
If that is the case then flying to another country to try to enter the US when you have been denied is definitely a FAFO situation.
Reading your comments man is a fucking rollercoaster. Blaming the victim and then turning around and moving the goal posts.
I mean, God damn. Just add a bit of gaslighting and you could legit become famous. Probably not for good reasons but famous nonetheless.
She is NOT the victim. She was denied entry then tried again at another border crossing. There is more to this story than the I’m the victim back of hand on forehead story that’s being pushed.
The US is a police state. It has been a police state for years. If you FA and FO then you FO.
Excellent gaslighting.
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I’m not sure if you’ve ever tried immigrating between the US and Canada, but it is absolutely valid to apply for visas and work permits at a port of entry. It does not matter which country you arrive from - there is no requirement that you must enter from your home country.
It also does not matter if you’ve been previously denied. Denial is not a conviction, and the US is happy to take your money for you to apply again. Especially if you have a new job that may change the circumstances.
None of what she did was shady - at all. It’s super common. And legal. And the worst thing that should have happened is a denial of entry.
I’ve done so many times, and in today’s political climate, if one is informed, it’s not a stretch that they will look for any excuse. Don’t be so naive.
If by “today’s political climate,” you mean the sudden and illegal actions the president of the USA has ordered and USA’s ICE has carried out, then I don’t disagree with you. I wouldn’t have done what she did. But I also don’t blame her for being detained. We have to admit that this is lunacy! And I’m glad that she has been vocal, so people can understand that this isn’t just a crackdown on illegal crossings.
My sister went through the process so I am well aware of what is involved.
The issue is that she tried at one border crossing with an expired visa then flew to another country and tried again. That was her mistake.
In hindsight it was foolish, but not illegal. She should have received a “no” and maybe “we say no because of a previous entry denial.” And then she would have turned around and flown back to BC (a few hundred dollars poorer, but not in chains).
Absolutely!
That was disingenuous of her, and it raised all sorts of flags. Justify it all you want, but she tried to game her entry, that part is obvious. Why wouldn’t you re-apply at the same place you were refused? Come on, put your thinking cap on …
In the article she explains her lawyer was in San Diego.
The other part is that the article mentions that she shouldn’t have applied for the visa at either spot on the border but at the consulate,
The officer I spoke to was kind but told me that, due to my previous issues, I needed to apply for my visa through the consulate. I told her I hadn’t been aware I needed to apply that way, but had no problem doing it.
So reapplying from where she got refused is still the wrong advice.
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The article states that she was lucky to get media attention because she’s Canadian, a luck others don’t have. What exactly are they suppose to do, avoid completely the subject like other media?
Fair point, I’m simply sick of this culture of capitalist grift, because without a doubt she will release a book and rake it in since she’s a privileged white woman. If this shit was written about a black Canadian or indigenous person, none of you would give enough of a fuck to read the article.
Dude, I think you’re saying this to the wrong people.
Are you saying you Canadians don’t care about marginalized minorities?
Are you ok? Can you even read? Maybe try Twitter if you really want to antagonize people and get into some useless arguments.
That’s what being arrested means
She was detained, not arrested.
If she has been arrested she would have had more rights.
I’m sure you have plenty of experience with the later but none with the former.
Actually, never arrested, but I’ve been detained once by Indian border control. I think it was a random screening or some bullshit, but I was in and out in two hours. Namely because I actually had valid paperwork and went through the process.
Why are you changing the subject to India?
The other guy said I’ve never been detained, which I have. I then gave context to that detaining