Rebecca Burke, a graphic artist, experienced a harrowing turn during her travels when she was detained by U.S. immigration officials after attempting to cross into Canada. Initially enjoying the freedom of solo travel across the U.S., Burke was sent back after border officials classified her living arrangements as requiring a work visa. Despite her expressed willingness to return home, she was incarcerated in an ICE detention center for 19 days, illuminating the troubling realities surrounding immigration enforcement in contemporary America.
One part of travelling that I love is seeing glimpses of other lives.
When she tried to cross into Canada, Canadian border officials told her...she should be travelling on a work visa.
Burke had been trying to leave the US, rather than enter it, when she was detained for nearly three weeks.
Burke got to see a much darker side of life in America, and far more than a glimpse.
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