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I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped (www.theguardian.com)

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I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] Agreed it's not as simple as it appears at 1st glance. In any event, she should have been cognizant of the mood in the country since Trump was elected. Lesson learned, I'm sure. The consulate in one's home country is the place to apply, always. Common sense … IMHO.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Pretty much. You are not entitled to enter the US (or any other country that you are not a citizen of with a right of entry (as Canadians have at the Canadian border under Section 6 (1) of the Charter.))