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WTF in America Part 2

Old Feb 22nd 2026 | 1:37 pm
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Now ICE don’t like Karen’s ?

This was an interesting read…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...a-detained-ice

Assume there may be more to it, only clue I could find was the mention of B2 and previous work in US.


“Bill had been working in the US with a valid work permit, but did not have a green card – fed up with the appeals process, he had decided to leave and retire back in the UK. Karen was told that she was “guilty by association”, and that she had broken the terms of her valid B2 tourist visa by helping her husband pack for the trip. “It just went from crazy to ridiculous. It felt like they just wanted an excuse to detain me.”
 
Old Feb 22nd 2026 | 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by tht
Now ICE don’t like Karen’s ?

This was an interesting read…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...a-detained-ice

Assume there may be more to it, only clue I could find was the mention of B2 and previous work in US.


“Bill had been working in the US with a valid work permit, but did not have a green card – fed up with the appeals process, he had decided to leave and retire back in the UK. Karen was told that she was “guilty by association”, and that she had broken the terms of her valid B2 tourist visa by helping her husband pack for the trip. “It just went from crazy to ridiculous. It felt like they just wanted an excuse to detain me.”
OMG - Unbelieveable!!!
 
Old Feb 22nd 2026 | 9:36 pm
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Originally Posted by Derrygal
OMG - Unbelieveable!!!
Sadly quite believable these days.

I am guessing US tourist sector will decline more and more.
 
Old Feb 22nd 2026 | 10:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Derrygal
OMG - Unbelieveable!!!
I don't think anything about this administration is unbelievable anymore. I expect the very worst of the whole rotten lot.
 
Old Feb 22nd 2026 | 10:07 pm
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Originally Posted by morpeth
Sadly quite believable these days.

I am guessing US tourist sector will decline more and more.
Yes it will but people will still visit. Only reason I don't go down as often is because of the exchange rate. $100 Canadian will now get you around $70 US. With prices now for certain goods in the US being just as high why bother especially hotel prices in some areas. Our prices have also gone up so Canada is not as cheap as it used to be. Now if only those World Cup tickets would go down in price a week around the Dallas area for the game against Croatia is going to be somewhat expensive.
 
Old Feb 23rd 2026 | 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
Yes it will but people will still visit. Only reason I don't go down as often is because of the exchange rate. $100 Canadian will now get you around $70 US. With prices now for certain goods in the US being just as high why bother especially hotel prices in some areas. Our prices have also gone up so Canada is not as cheap as it used to be. Now if only those World Cup tickets would go down in price a week around the Dallas area for the game against Croatia is going to be somewhat expensive.
Yes people will visit, but certainly less and from various reports it seems tourism is down 15% from last year this time.

 
Old Feb 23rd 2026 | 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by morpeth
Yes people will visit, but certainly less and from various reports it seems tourism is down 15% from last year this time.
Also, this is happening at the same time that international tourism is growing for most countries.
 
Old Feb 23rd 2026 | 9:18 am
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Originally Posted by Giantaxe
Also, this is happening at the same time that international tourism is growing for most countries.
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