Woman who accidentally jogged into America on a run in Canada gets jailed for two weeks

A French citizen was detained for two weeks in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility after accidentally jogging from Canada into Blaine, Washington.

On May 21, Cedella Roman was running along a beach in British Columbia when the tide started to rise, causing her to alter her path. As she turned to head back to visit her mother, who lives in the Canadian province, two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents appeared.

“An officer stopped me and started telling me I had crossed the border illegally. I told him I had not done it on purpose and that I didn’t understand what was happening,” Roman told Canada’s CBC News. “I said to myself, 'Well, I may have crossed the border, but they’ll probably only give me a fine, or they’ll tell me to go back to Canada, or they’ll give me a warning.'”

Instead, the agents detained her and sent her to the ICE-operated Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, located more than 124 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border.

Ben Mothafuckin' Reilly wrote:

A French citizen was detained for two weeks in a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility after accidentally jogging from Canada into Blaine, Washington.

On May 21, Cedella Roman was running along a beach in British Columbia when the tide started to rise, causing her to alter her path. As she turned to head back to visit her mother, who lives in the Canadian province, two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents appeared.

“An officer stopped me and started telling me I had crossed the border illegally. I told him I had not done it on purpose and that I didn’t understand what was happening,” Roman told Canada’s CBC News. “I said to myself, 'Well, I may have crossed the border, but they’ll probably only give me a fine, or they’ll tell me to go back to Canada, or they’ll give me a warning.'”

Instead, the agents detained her and sent her to the ICE-operated Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, located more than 124 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border.

http://www.newsweek.com/jogger-crosses-us-canada-border-held-two-weeks-992319

Seriously, this hostility to non-citizens is running amok and getting ridiculous!

eddie wrote:
That’s what happens though, when counties keep being attacked and feel under threat.
Everyone becomes a suspect, just like this poor woman.

Didge wrote:

Ben Mothafuckin' Reilly wrote:

http://www.newsweek.com/jogger-crosses-us-canada-border-held-two-weeks-992319

Seriously, this hostility to non-citizens is running amok and getting ridiculous!

Okay, are you against border control laws or  would you allow a terrorist to jog into the US and make the same claim, after say 20 people are stabbed to death?

I mean seriously, laws are there to protect the country are they not?

Otherwise, why not just unlock your front door all the time Ben?

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

Didge wrote:


Okay, are you against border control laws or  would you allow a terrorist to jog into the US and make the same claim, after say 20 people are stabbed to death?

I mean seriously, laws are there to protect the country are they not?

Otherwise, why not just unlock your front door all the time Ben?

Your attempted defence only justifies an hour or two detention, and showing her where the border is when they send her back...

It certainly doesn't justify 2 weeks imprisonment  --  known criminals are treated better, as they have to appear before a judge within 3 days of arrest, and get legal representation as well.

Foreigners appear to have zero human and legal rights in the USA at the moment.

Didge wrote:

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

Didge wrote:


Okay, are you against border control laws or  would you allow a terrorist to jog into the US and make the same claim, after say 20 people are stabbed to death?

I mean seriously, laws are there to protect the country are they not?

Otherwise, why not just unlock your front door all the time Ben?

Your attempted defence only justifies an hour or two detention, and showing her where the border is when they send her back...

It certainly doesn't justify 2 weeks imprisonment  --  known criminals are treated better, as they have to appear before a judge within 3 days of arrest, and get legal representation as well.

Foreigners appear to have zero human and legal rights in the USA at the moment.

Its not attempted defense but a reality, and why there is borders and laws.

Eiether you back those laws, or you might as well unlock your door at night