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Canadian woman sent to Arizona detention for trying to renew her TN visa

by jeromegv on 3/13/25, 1:14 PM with 16 comments

  • by wenc on 3/13/25, 4:13 PM

    I was a TN holder once and had company lawyers prepare my TN dossier so that it was watertight so I was never refused.

    A refusal should only result in applicant being turned back and asked to try again after having addressed the shortcomings. There is nothing illegal about that.

    Unless she is being held for something else that the story is not telling us about, refusal is no grounds for detention.

  • by josefritzishere on 3/13/25, 1:29 PM

    Having incomplete paperwork is not a crime. Our tax dollars are paying for this insanity. It's immoral, and then for addded insult it's a giant waste of money. Prison is very expensive.

  • by mitchbob on 3/14/25, 5:14 AM

  • by johntitorjr on 3/13/25, 2:00 PM

    Why was she detained rather than denied entry?

    If someone doesn't have the necessary paperwork to enter the US, don't let them cross the border. ICE needs to get DOGEd, they're wasting a bunch of tax payer money on providing room and board to illegal immigrants.

  • by selfhoster on 3/13/25, 1:25 PM

    "I don’t know how someone in her position can be subject to this"

    She broke the law, it doesn't matter whether she is attractive, affluent and Canadian.