Arrested by deportation thugs while going from US to Canada

Rebecca Burke describes being arrested by the deportation thugs as she was trying to go from the US to Canada, then held for weeks in a harsh prison where the lights were always on and there wasn't enough to eat.

I suspect the harshness was because the prison had been farmed off to a company. There is no excuse for being so harsh to those facing possible deportation.

I have a theory about why they put her in prison: because she tried to cross into Canada overland, where there was no airport. According to their rules, they can't let anyone do that. But if we look at the issue actually at stake, they had no real reason to be so strict and harsh. If they let her out so she could get a flight and leave, her presence in the US for a few more days would have done the US no significant harm. The underlying reason was that they are too eager to be cruel.

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