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

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205 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | 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. almog ◴[10 Mar 25 22:32 UTC] No.43326878[source]▶
It's not clear from the article whether she exceeded the 90 day limit on any single entry. However, there is no limit on the number of times a visitor can re-enter and use their 90 day visa. It's up the the immigration officer's discretion to decide whether or not to admit them under that visa again but assuming one exit and enter within 90 days there's no legal issue with re-entering again immediately.