Originally Posted by
flyingmango
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...ties-1.4717060
Stuff like this really irks me. Apparently she was out for a jog and was unaware where the actual border was. She says there were no signs (maybe or maybe not) and had no idea. Apparently CBP thought the correct course of action was to toss her in detention for 2 weeks.
She is a French citizen visiting her mom in BC. I know some of you will say 'the law is the law' but what about common sense? It was most likely obvious she was unaware and had no intent of entering the US illegally; just out for a jog. Why not just give her a verbal warning, point her in the correct direction and wish her 'a good day'?? Instead, US taxpayers had to dish out beaucoups of tax money for her detention and add to the 'you're not welcome here' believed by so many foreigners.
You get stopped for speeding and the cop decides to give you a warning and send you on your way. A little grace goes a long way.
Anyway, I could rant all day about this but I'll leave up to you guys...or not
I live here and it has been on the news a lot. There is a lot more to it than you are posting. She left the beach and went up a dirt path. They couldn’t just turn her back as she had no id and is not a Canadian citizen. They had no idea what she may have been doing. It happened on May 21. Her mom brought her French passport in to ICE on the third day, May 24, and it wasn’t until May 29 that the Canadian authorities declared her admissable. Sure, it is terrible that it took so long but she crossed into the US via a dirt path from a country where she was not a citizen but was a visitor and with no id to prove any of it. Plus she just said she didn’t see any signs and that in Europe, all the borders are open and she didn’t know Canada-US worked differently.
I’m not saying whether or not they should have detained her or just turned her around and sent her back, just that there is more to it than you posted.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.77e39384ad91
Jogger Who Accidentally Crossed U.S. Border Detained | Time