A Washington state mother and her 6-year-old son have been released after spending more than three weeks in US immigration detention due to a brief trip to Canada and a small paperwork mistake, her attorney told CNN on Saturday.
Correction: she visited Canada legally, but did not obtain the correct re-entry permit for the US side. She had status to be in the US and to work there, but not to enter the US from outside. It’s the States’ silly immigration laws that were broken and what she was disproportionately punished for.
Correction: she visited Canada legally, but did not obtain the correct re-entry permit for the US side. She had status to be in the US and to work there, but not to enter the US from outside. It’s the States’ silly immigration laws that were broken and what she was disproportionately punished for.
Then why was she stopped at the CBP instead of the US?
CBP stands for the United States Customs and Border Patrol.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are the lovely fellas you can get in trouble with on our end.
And why was she detained instead of refused?
As I said in the original post it’s just f****** messy