Canada has repeatedly updated its travel advice for the United States, including a reminder to future travelers that they should be prepared for attention from border police officers. The updated advice says US regulators can examine electric products like phones and laptops. ” Cooperate and be forthcoming in all relations with border officials. If you are denied access. you could be detained while awaiting deportation”, the novel advice read.
This is the next big release of Canada’s vacation rules for the US. The second came as the US made it mandatory for all Canadians staying in the US for more than 30 times to file with the US presidency. This new law is powerful from April 11.
The obligatory registration guidelines come from an executive order issued by President Donald Trump on his first time in business, directing the Department of Homeland Security to maintain non-citizens agree with the Immigration and Nationality Act. The law requires” all aliens 14 years of age or older who were not registered and fingerprinted ( if required ) when applying for a US visa and who remain in the United States for 30 days or longer” to do so, according to the USCIS website. Parents and legal guardians of children under 14 must make sure they are registered.
Before the new rule came into effect, Canada added a warning about the stricter border checks.
” Individual border agents often have significant discretion in making those determinations. US authorities strictly enforce entry requirements. Expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices. Comply and be forthcoming in all interactions with border authorities. If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation”, the new update said. ” We have obtained the information on this page from the US authorities. It can, however, change at any time”.
Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICE
Amid the deteriorating relationships between the US and Canada that increased checks onthe US-Canada border, Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney was detained by ICEand was kept in ICE custody for 12 days. She said she went to the border to renew her visa but was detained instead, though she told the officials that she did not mean to enter the country illegally.
Lawyers advise Canadians to keep a burner phone
As immigration officials are entitled to confiscate phones and laptops and check social media accounts of individuals entering the US, lawyers in Canada advised that Canadians should keep a burner phone with them while traveling to the US and keep their original phone at home.
