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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by aendruk on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @12:47PM (#43414378)
> Each time I traveled up there for work, the border guards were polite and professional. Each time I traveled home, I got pulled aside […]

Interesting, it was the opposite for me, US citizen with CA work permit circa 2016. CBP seemed to not care while CBSA was often irrationally aggressive and suspicious. The closest thing I got to an explanation once after being freed was “We just like you” with a grin.

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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by ethbr1 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @01:08PM (#43414634)
My experiences with CBSA were pretty bad too.

I was grilled in Vancouver about whether the purpose of my visit was work or pleasure, after I helpfully told the officer that my dad was attending a work conference and I was traveling with him but sightseeing.

"Well which one is it, work or pleasure?!"

I don't know, dude. I just explained the situation: you're supposed to be the expert!

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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by manwe150 on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @02:42PM (#43415800)
What confuses me even more about that situation is that Canada seems to distinguish between business travel and work travel instead, where those two options seem to be mutually exclusive to each other (199b), and neither is for pleasure

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227...

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Re:I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks by stubish on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @07:12PM (#43418221)
I believe making you flustered is a deliberate part of the procedure. If you don't act 'normal flustered' or panic, it is a signal for more advanced screening.
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