British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

Re:British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days ov... by wat10000 on Monday March 10, 2025 @10:01PM (#43328387)

Court is not the only way. How many people do you know who got thrown in jail for a minor speeding offense? The system is plainly capable of distinguishing between “needs to go to jail until they can see a judge” and “can go home” cases. This one is just silly, though: it’s “must go home” combined with “can’t leave.”

You can have a system that treats people humanely. We choose not to.

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Re:British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days ov... by necovek on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @02:45PM (#43335728)

You are not wrong: I am saying that the laws could be improved to clearly define how immigrants are treated and to offer them a default option of "voluntary deportation" at their own cost.

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