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Rebecca Burke, a 28-year-old British cartoonist, was removed from the United States after being detained for violating visa conditions during her backpack trip.
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Her father expressed concern about his classification as “illegal alien” and the conditions she faced while detained at the Northwest Ice Processing Center in Tacom.
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Legal experts suggest that the situation could be treated with more compassion, which allows it to voluntarily leave, instead of being detained and later removed from the United States.
Rebecca Burke, a 28-year-old United Kingdom citizen, was removed from the United States and repatriated in the UK on March 18, a statement by a spokesman for US immigration and customs applications said.
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Burke has been detained at the Northwestern Ice Processing Center in Tacom, Washington due to a violation of US acceptance conditions in the United States
Burke, a cartoonist, was a backpack in the United States and shared her experience on Instagram, where she documented her stay in Portland and Seattle.
Her father, Paul Burke, expressed concern in a Facebook publication, stating that his daughter has no criminal record and travels to Canada when she was refused entry due to a “wrong visa”. She was later refused to re -enter the United States, classified as an “illegal alien” and detained by ice.
Becky Burke
(Paul Burke in FB)
ICE confirmed Burke’s detention, saying that all persons in violation of the US Immigration Law may be the subject of arrest, detention and removal from the United States, regardless of nationality.
The customs and border defense of the US did not specifically comment on the case of Burke, but noted that people traveling under the visa refusal program were forbidden to work for all kinds of compensation, including work in exchange for a room and advice.
The Berk Instagram profile indicated her participation in Workaway, a cultural exchange program, where participants help about five hours a day in exchange for food and accommodation.
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Abin Bahador, a lawyer of Ryan Swanson and Cleveland, PLLC, commented on the situation, saying: “Immigration laws are not something to ask for forgiveness later.” Bahador suggested that while travelers were responsible for understanding the rules, dealing with Burke’s case was difficult. He added, “[CBP] It can definitely show more compassion, more grace. “
Bahador, who has served as a CBP connection in Washington for the US Immigration Bar Association, believes CBP employees could make a different decision regarding Burke.
“If the CBP employee at the border wanted, they could probably arrange him to say, do you know what? Do you have the financial ability to buy a plane ticket at home? There are many flights every day from the International Airport of Cedak to Europe,” Bahador said. “They could put her on this plane, leave her at home and voluntarily withdraw from the United States.”
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Information in this story comes from American immigration and customs application (ICE), social media publications by Paul and Becky Burke, and the original FOX 13 reporting in Seattle.
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