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British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

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205 points n1b0m | 2 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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decimalenough ◴[10 Mar 25 19:58 UTC] No.43325298[source]▶
If she is on a "four-month backpacking trip around North America" and tried to return to the US, she has exceeded the 90-day limit allowed by the Visa Waiver Program (which counts days both in the US and "adjacent territories") and is now an illegal overstayer. The unpaid labor stuff and getting refused entry to Canada is icing on the cake.

For the record, I'm no fan of ICE/CBP, but it looks like they're just enforcing the law here.

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1. lastofthemojito ◴[10 Mar 25 20:17 UTC] No.43325574[source]▶
I don't think enforcing the law is the problem so much as the reaction. Why is she jailed rather than simply placed on one of the daily nonstops from Sea-Tac to Heathrow?
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2. thfuran ◴[10 Mar 25 22:42 UTC] No.43326960[source]▶
That plan doesn't have enough suffering.