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I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks

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1009 points n1b0m | 3 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.196s | source
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blindriver ◴[19 Mar 25 12:41 UTC] No.43411083[source]▶
Yes. This is the reality of how it is. It’s unfair that this woman was caught in this but CBP have ultimate power crossing the border can be scary.

My friend got her visa stripped and given a 10 year ban under Obama because of jokes in her text messages about a GC marriage. She didn’t get thrown in jail but she was refused entry back into the US and had to get someone to sell all her stuff while she flew back to her home country.

Most of you have no idea about how life is because you’re probably citizens but this is the reality at the border. It’s even worse in other countries.

Someone I know is from Australia and she said if you overstay your visa they track you down, arrest you and send you to jails outside of Australia mainland until you are eventually deported. Every country treats their border extremely strictly.

CORRECTION: I pinged my friend and I was wrong. They arrest them but don’t send to offshore jails. Those are for illegal immgrants that arrive on boats.

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ThePowerOfFuet ◴[19 Mar 25 13:41 UTC] No.43411853[source]▶
>because of jokes in her text messages about a [Green Card] marriage

Let this be a lesson to all those who think it's fine to unlock their phone and hand it to cops.

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1. bloopernova ◴[19 Mar 25 14:18 UTC] No.43412355[source]▶
I'm not sure what customs and border patrol would do if you refused to unlock your phone for them. I doubt they would just let you go.
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2. blindriver ◴[19 Mar 25 14:44 UTC] No.43412678[source]▶
You would be detained and eventually denied entry. You have no rights when you cross the border no matter which country you're in. China and other countries have just as draconian enforcement.
3. account42 ◴[20 Mar 25 11:43 UTC] No.43421855[source]▶
ESTA applications ask for your social media accounts even before you get to border patrol. You can of course omit them but that may or may not backfire. I have only ever listed GitHub since I don't really use anything else they have in the drop down.