A Canadian man being held inside a U.S. immigration detention facility is speaking out about what he calls abysmal conditions and prolonged separation from his family, as his loved ones launch a legal fight for his release.
While they did manage to find something to check off the right forms as “is criminal”, those were years ago, and had no reason to do anything about it now, and no reason to suspect he would reoffend, given the nature of the crimes.
A record of a DUI alone has for a long time been enough for Canadian border officials to bar Americans from entry. I don’t see why Canadians shouldn’t be held to that same standard.
I’m not defending this necessarily, but just saying Canada won’t let you cross the border even for a visit, if you’ve had a DUI ever. I find it unsurprising they’re digging into full history.
Because Canada considers DUIs a felony-level offence, regardless of how the home jurisdiction considers it.
There are places in the states where it’s a misdemeanor and has a lower bar for conviction than the Canadian provinces have, but to the border entry requirements, a DUI is a DUI.
That said, there are ways to become readmissible, but it’s a huge pain in the ass.
While they did manage to find something to check off the right forms as “is criminal”, those were years ago, and had no reason to do anything about it now, and no reason to suspect he would reoffend, given the nature of the crimes.
So no, they’re in the wrong.
A record of a DUI alone has for a long time been enough for Canadian border officials to bar Americans from entry. I don’t see why Canadians shouldn’t be held to that same standard.
From our perspective, they’re in the wrong. From the perspective of people who are “tough on crime,” they’re in the right.
I’m not defending this necessarily, but just saying Canada won’t let you cross the border even for a visit, if you’ve had a DUI ever. I find it unsurprising they’re digging into full history.
Because Canada considers DUIs a felony-level offence, regardless of how the home jurisdiction considers it.
There are places in the states where it’s a misdemeanor and has a lower bar for conviction than the Canadian provinces have, but to the border entry requirements, a DUI is a DUI.
That said, there are ways to become readmissible, but it’s a huge pain in the ass.
So, just like all the other “criminals” they are deporting.