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

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1009 points n1b0m | 2 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.453s | source
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elorm ◴[19 Mar 25 12:51 UTC] No.43411186[source]▶
This whole debacle scares me. It’s almost impossible to figure out the official reason she was flagged by the first border officer.

She had a prior denial for a work visa. Then flew into San Diego to apply the second time and got it. Apparently, she should’ve applied via her consulate instead because of the prior denial ?

Can someone explain in non legal terms why this resulted in a visa revocation and detention?

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everfrustrated ◴[19 Mar 25 15:50 UTC] No.43413598[source]▶
If you've previously been denied a visa you're no longer able to use the visa on arrival system. Hence you need to apply for a visa before you travel.
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1. mjevans ◴[19 Mar 25 16:21 UTC] No.43414056[source]▶
I think the question is: why were they even let in at the border crossing if it wasn't a valid entry? Shouldn't they have been turned back there?
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2. deskamess ◴[19 Mar 25 17:43 UTC] No.43415096[source]▶
Very likely, that as a Canadian, you can enter the US without a visa as long as you do not work. You need a TN visa+status to work. So probably entered US on passport (no visa status) and then applied for TN... during which things went poorly.