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

I am starting to understand why "Abolish the ICE" has been a slogan, sounds like a cesspool of heavy-handed extra-judicial lawlessness. Another key slogan phrase: Do not open for the ICE.

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

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Post by userbinator » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:53 PM UTC

TimorousBestie wrote: post #2

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doing some random house chores

"Domestic servant" is a profession.

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Post by moralestapia » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:53 PM UTC

The story is missing an important detail, I'm not assuming malice btw, why was she refused entry into Canada as well?

Edit: Lol, there's literally nothing wrong with this observation. HN has truly gone down the gutter. I know not everybody here is part of the hivemind but the few that are completely spoil the experience for everybody else.

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Post by themaninthedark » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:53 PM UTC

TimorousBestie wrote: post #2

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Because Tourists aren't issued the requisite tax filing information.

Because a large corporation could put a factory on the boarder, bus in "Tourists" to do work.

Because we put up barriers to protect labor.

Pick one or all and order how you like.

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Post by quackscience » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:54 PM UTC

Probably shouldn't tell border patrol you're doing unpaid labor in a country you're visiting. When speaking to authorities it's best to say the absolute minimum required for the encounter.

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Post by toast0 » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:56 PM UTC

TimorousBestie wrote: post #2

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Instagram clowning, I dunno, but random house chores sounds hard for immigration to distinguish from a live-in maid/domestic service. Exchanging chores for room and board is an exchange of work for value, so yeah, that's a job; unless there's an exception.

The article is a little bit unclear, but it sounds like she wanted to cross into Canada and do the same thing, but Canada instructed her to return to the US and reapply in the proper category, and then the US presumably asked more questions and determined that her stay in the US was likely on the wrong visa too.

But I don't understand why the US wouldn't send her home to the UK? How many days of detention does it take to equal a flight home? Also seems weird that Canada wouldn't let her in, or offer to send her home, given Canada and UK have the same King.

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Post by Svip » Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:57 PM UTC

Frankly, I wouldn't dare to overstay my tourist visa in the US either 10 or 20 years ago. The articles notes "four month", a standard US tourist visa for an ESTA country (e.g. the UK) would grant 90 days upon arrival; any travel within Canada counts too. Canada, however, grants 180 days, helping explain why Canada may not have seen an issue. Whenever travelling elsewhere for more than 1 month, check _everything_; including your travel insurance, most only last 60 days.