“Have you had an abortion?”
US immigration control harassed Australian
An Australian actually wanted to go to Canada, but got stuck at an airport in the USA. In the end it was returned. Didn’t do anything wrong though.
Publication date: 3:05 pm
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Updated: 17 minutes ago
Short stop in the US and then straight to Canada. This is Madeline Gurley’s plan (32). But things went differently – completely differently. It was stopped at the border that entered the United States on June 30.
Fingerprints were taken and she was asked about her motives for the trip such as «Parents“mentioned. Until then, normal check. The 32-year-old also answered officers’ questions, explaining that she wanted to stay in Canada for a month. Then he should return to Brisbane, Australia. Then came a question that Gurley hadn’t expected. She was asked if she had a miscarriage recently?
shocking Australian. “I just thought, ‘What does that have to do with my situation?'” she told the Guardian. But she answered and provided information. She did not have an abortion.
Biden comments on the decision: “A sad day for the court and the country”(00:27)
‘I was treated like a criminal’
Even after several times she was asked in the negative if she was pregnant, US immigration officials did not give up and continued to harass her. They kept suspecting that she might want to have an abortion. “I was treated like a criminal.” Madeline Gurley suspects this too because she wore a baggy dress that day and the officers didn’t trust her because of it.
In the end, she was denied entry. With the reason: “unprofessional behaviour”. You have violated the terms of travel without a visa. Because: She wanted to work as a house sitter in Canada. Live in the apartment or house of the client while he is away. If you want to go to the United States without a visa, you are not allowed to get a regular job. But she has this with her home job.
But Gurley does not get any money for her work, and in return she can simply live at home for free. The Australian thus could not travel to Canada, but was instead placed on the next plane to Australia. Five hours after arriving in the United States. A spokesperson for the US agency said he regretted the incident.
apology request
The case caused an uproar in her home country. “Madolyn Gurley deserves an apology from US Customs and Border Protection and an explanation for how this will affect her future travel to the United States,” said 65-year-old Elizabeth Watson-Brown.
This is not the first time that an Australian has been denied entry to the United States and treated as a criminal. In May, Jack Dunn, 23, was imprisoned at the US border for making a mistake on his immigration forms. The Australian really wanted to travel through the USA and then explore Mexico. But nothing came of it. The trip turned into a nightmare for the young man. (M)
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