‘Behaved like a criminal’: New Zealand woman and 6 -year -old son were detained by snow on the US border; Describes ‘terrible’
A New Zealand woman is being treated as a criminal “at an American immigration center with his six-year-old son after being detained while crossing the border of Canada-US,” her friend and advocate said, said, the Guardian said.33 -year -old Sarah Shaw, a New Josender, who has been living in the state of Washington for more than three years, dropped her two older children at Vancouver Airport on July 24 to fly to New Zealand to meet their grandparents.When he tried to enter us again, immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) detained him and his youngest son, who was described as “terrible” ordinance by his friend Victoria Besanacon.“Sara thought he was being kidnapped,” Besanacon said, as quoted by the Guardian. “They really explained nothing to him at first; they just quietly took him and his son and immediately put him like an indescribable white van.”His phone was then confiscated, and he was taken to a deleted immigration processing center in South Texas.Shaw is currently applying for a green card under a provision for people survived by domestic violence. According to the Gofundme page organized by BesanCon, Shaw had a work authority, but was not yet allowed to travel as a “combo card”, although his son had such permission.“It was not until he tried to return beyond the border that he realized only half of the combination card, as it is only a physical card, was fully approved,” said Bescenson.Meanwhile, the three children of Shaw approved their I-360-visa, and Bescenson claimed that Sara’s youngest son was being organized “illegally”.Shaw’s Attorney Minda Thorward stated that under the previous administration, Customs and Border Security (CBP) may probably have withdrawn it quickly in the country, but the approach under Trump has changed, NBC King 5 News said.Shaw, who works for the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Familys (DCYF), according to the Gofundme page, was preparing to start a graduate school soon.Newsweek reported that the fund, which has increased by more than $ 33,000 by Monday morning, has to cover legal fees and basic needs after Shaw reduced his savings on legal representation.“He treats some of our most risky youth … and treated like a criminal, who has been completely disastrous,” Bescenson said as quoted by the Guardian.Many legal American residents have been detained in snow in the last months. While some prisoners have allegedly criminal history that can justify visa cancellation, others argue that the paperwork errors took into their custody and believed that they should be released.New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that he is in touch with Shaw, but did not give any further details due to privacy concerns, The Guardian said.
