In Reply to: 11 million less visitors in 2025 to US posted by russsmith on February 20, 2026 at 19:28:05
Article about a woman detained for six weeks after she was stopped at Canadian border despite having a valid tourist visa. Trump is killing the tourism industry.
A British grandmother with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks.
"So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. 'Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,' Karen says."
— Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) February 21, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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