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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: 0.212s | 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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buyucu ◴[10 Mar 25 21:26 UTC] No.43326297[source]▶
detaining for 10 days is nonsense. Just deny entry and send them back.
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decimalenough ◴[10 Mar 25 23:58 UTC] No.43327627[source]▶
Back to where? They were detained at the US land border after Canada denied them entry as well.
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1. abenga ◴[11 Mar 25 11:25 UTC] No.43331368[source]▶
The country on their passport.