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

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

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Post by motorest »

gadders wrote: post #100
stewx wrote: post #4

My takeaway from this is that laws and rules don't matter if the officials on the ground are incompetent, ignorant, and have contempt for you. There is a lot of unnecessary cruelty and lack of due process in this story.

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> But they were all perfectly competent and infallible under Biden.

It's clear that you're trying very hard to fabricate assertions and muddy the debate. If it helps clarify, until January 20th they were just as abusive and shitty, but with Trump imposing a political mandate to ramp up their abusive and shitty behavior then of course the abusive and shitty behavior will ramp up. Is there something specific that you don't understand?

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

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Post by diggan »

hartator wrote: post #390
diggan wrote: post #259

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The THC is derived from legal hemp it seems, which is why they call it "Hemp" and not "Cannabis" in the article, I'm guessing. > Our Delta 9 THC is legal according to federal law and many state laws. All Delta 9 THC extract being offered is 100% derived from legal hemp and does not contain more than 0.3% ∆9THC. https://www.hempandhoneynj.com/product/holy-water-euphoric-k... So no, "harsher laws" couldn't apply here,…

That’s their claim on their website. How is it different from a local dealer: trust me cops won’t care? Federal law allowance on that 3% rule is very very narrow. And it’s highly likely that the THC is being re-enrich post haverst which then it is still not legal. “Harsher laws” are pretty harsh. Even if no violence just “easing distribution”, it’s a max sentence of 10-year.

I dunno, if we start making up things like "She said she isn't a criminal, but what if she actually launders money" and not take the article for what it says, what's the point of discussing all of this at all?

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

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Post by pas »

Tostino wrote: post #546
greggyb wrote: post #237

Why is this flagged? First of all, it's about an entrepreneur traveling to the US for a startup, which is directly relevant to a significant proportion of YCombinator founders themselves. Beyond its direct relevance to the core founding audience of HN, it is not clickbait or wantonly inflammatory, and is clearly of interest to many based on the comment activity and votes.

I've noticed this a ton lately. So, so many posts completely brigaded. Regardless of if the flag is removed, it can easily stop discussion and visibility of the thread. I emailed Dang about it when I first noticed it happening, and the response... ``` Sorry for the delay in getting back to you—it's been a crazy last few days! Users flagged that one. We can only guess why users flag things, but there have been so many…

there's no need to buy old accounts (lol?), there are hundreds of millions of people worldwide who have extremely strong anti-immigration beliefs, who continue to cheer on the Republican-backed express cruelty for whatever reasons, and some of these people are active on HN

receipts:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43413634

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43413955

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43411269

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

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Post by motorest »

betaby wrote: post #36
elicash wrote: post #15

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Reminds me of doing civil disobedience -- you write your attorney's phone number on your arm beforehand.

> your attorney's phone Right, people have attorneys. Very common thing ... nowhere?

> Right, people have attorneys. Very common thing ... nowhere?

By the number of people asserting that this sort of abusive from border patrol agents runs rampant and people just need to be ok with being deported when trying to lawfully enter the US, what leads you to believe that lawyering up in preparation to enter the US is unheard of?

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

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Post by somedude895 »

BizarreByte wrote: post #176
transcriptase wrote: post #88

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The specifics are seemingly irrelevant to everyone. She had her work visa revoked at the Canadian border because her company in California was allegedly making THC beverages in violation of federal law. She was told to visit a consulate to straighten it out. Instead she flew to Mexico and tried to enter there with new and obviously fake job offer. She was treated like anyone else would, but it’s international news be…

Again I do not care. The US has done more than enough to instill fear in Canadians like me. Would you travel to a country where its leader is constantly making threats against your country, some as serious as repeatedly calling for your annexation? The current US administration has made it very clear how it feels about me and my countrymen. I don't consider the US safe and I do not need someone to americansplain to m…

You're saying that you're not actually interested in discussing the post you're commenting on, you just want to use the comment section to rant. Got it.

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

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Post by aendruk »

poulsbohemian wrote: post #500
throwawaymaths wrote: post #484

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I'm about to travel to canada on work and as i understand it the last step in the visa is an interview at the port of entry where the border guard can decide if I get to stay or not.

When I went through it years ago, it was mostly about making sure you had all your paperwork in order - had the company sponsoring you provided the relevant information regarding the role and why you were needed, did your resume and experience match at all with the work being performed, etc. Basically I showed up with a list of documents and a very nice border guard looked it over and said welcome to Canada. Each tim…

> Each time I traveled up there for work, the border guards were polite and professional. Each time I traveled home, I got pulled aside […]

Interesting, it was the opposite for me, US citizen with CA work permit circa 2016. CBP seemed to not care while CBSA was often irrationally aggressive and suspicious. The closest thing I got to an explanation once after being freed was “We just like you” with a grin.

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

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Post by projectazorian »

apwell23 wrote: post #455
causal wrote: post #369

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Disingenuous take, did you even read the article? 1) She was not detained in connection with any crime whatsoever. At no point was her company's use of THC stated as a reason for detainment. 2) You have invented the idea that her second job was fake. If it were, then fraud could have been a crime and reason for detainment- but again, the article makes it clear no crime was charged or cited. 3) You are right that plen…

After a long interrogation, the officer told me it seemed “shady” and that my visa hadn’t been properly processed. He claimed I also couldn’t work for a company in the US that made use of hemp – one of the beverage ingredients. i don't know what hemp is or how is related to THC.

Hemp is a lower THC variant of cannabis that has a variety of non-psychoactive uses. It was legalized in the US in 2018.

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

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Post by jajko »

gadders wrote: post #306
jajko wrote: post #142

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> hat's how you get EU and USAID funding to standup to a president outside of the WEF overton window, certainly. Is this some US-based fiction among maga fanatics to pat on their wobbly backs? Those people protest for they want freedom and self-determination in their lives, something even maga supporter with lowest IQ in the crowd should comprehend - the need for personal freedom is natural to all humans, yes even th…

You don't think the EU would like to see Orban gone? Do you think the election of Tusk in Poland was completely organic?

What is organic? Everybody who can meddle meddles, ie russia in US elections.

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

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Post by motorest »

tac19 wrote: post #539
avgDev wrote: post #532

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The new administration has no regards for law. They are breaking multiple laws. This isn't how you get things done.

That's really irrelevant to the point being discussed. I was just trying to give some context to the apparent hypocrisy the OP had identified, without adding my own opinion about it.

> That's really irrelevant to the point being discussed.

The point is following the law. What point do you think it's being discussed?

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

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Post by leereeves »

Tostino wrote: post #546
greggyb wrote: post #237

Why is this flagged? First of all, it's about an entrepreneur traveling to the US for a startup, which is directly relevant to a significant proportion of YCombinator founders themselves. Beyond its direct relevance to the core founding audience of HN, it is not clickbait or wantonly inflammatory, and is clearly of interest to many based on the comment activity and votes.

I've noticed this a ton lately. So, so many posts completely brigaded. Regardless of if the flag is removed, it can easily stop discussion and visibility of the thread. I emailed Dang about it when I first noticed it happening, and the response... ``` Sorry for the delay in getting back to you—it's been a crazy last few days! Users flagged that one. We can only guess why users flag things, but there have been so many…

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