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

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

  • no_im_doesnt@lemmy.world
    5·
    7 days ago

    You’ve linked some sage advice. I’ve found immigration to be a crapshoot - mostly depending on how the immigration officer was feeling that day.

    Rereading the article (admittedly from her side of things), the revocation of her visa seems unfair. But ultimately that’s for the immigration officer to decide.

    However, if she was using a land entry, it means she had to “flagpole” - leave the US for Mexico and return. Canadians don’t need to apply for a visa to visit Mexico (nor the US, only to work). So why wasn’t she given the option to head to the Tijuana airport on her own dime?

    It just feels like someone wanted to be unnecessarily cruel. According to this woman’s story, the officer mentioned her work with hemp products. Maybe the guy had some personal anger problems.

    edit: I’m upvoting you, btw. Here to learn and share. Not sure who’s downvoting you.

    • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
      41·
      7 days ago

      I thought she flagpoled in Canada, was denied, then tried to overfly the US to Mexico and enter from there. That would raise red flags for me if I was CBP. Once you’re denied entry doing anything other than getting that denial cleared up before going back to the border is silly.

      I think that how they treated her was unfair (as is the way that they treat everyone in that situation) but I think she got herself in that situation. The two are not mutually exclusive.