Here's what we know about the British tourist allegedly detained by ICE
In March 2025, a claim spread that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained British tourist Becky Burke in Washington state after she was refused entry into the U.S. Snopes readers wrote to us to ask about the legitimacy of a Facebook post purportedly written by Burke's father,
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The woman’s travel nightmare has raised questions about immigration enforcement and delays for people who need to go before an immigration judge.
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They keep saying in all their booklets that this is not a prison,” she said to a news outlet. “It’s hard to distinguish from my conception of a prison.”
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A 28-year-old tourist from Wales has allegedly been detained for nearly two weeks after attempting to travel from the U.S. to Canada.
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Initial reports imply her alleged offense involves doing chores for host families in exchange for a roof over her head.
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In a statement to NewsNation, an ICE spokesperson said Burke was detained by the agency "for violation of the terms and conditions of her admission."
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Becky Burke, a tourist, was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after being denied entry into Canada. She was then turned over to ICE, which brought her to the detention facility. “They keep saying in all their booklets that this is not a prison.
ICE Detains UK Tourist in Backpacking Trip Turned ‘Nightmare’
A UK tourist has been locked up in an ICE detention center for more than 10 days over a “visa mix-up”—and her return to the UK may be further delayed due to Donald Trump’s recent purge of immigration judges.
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GoFundMe campaign launched to help comic creator R.E. Burke, victim of visa mixup, detained in US detention centre
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British woman facing month in US immigration detention centre over visa issues
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