I would like to hear the U.S. Customs side of the story. It is not that easy to cross accidentally up there the last time that I checked.
The story said that it happened near Vancouver, and doing a cursory scan of Google Maps, it appears there are a few spots it could have happened.
Such as here: Google Maps
The only thing separating the US from Canada is a drainage ditch.
It does seem a bit odd that the moment they crossed over, a whole bunch of official cars suddenly converged on them, as they described in the article. Almost as if they were lying in wait for them to accidentally cross over the border.
I saw a Washington Post article about this (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...mily-ice-vacation-detention/#comments-wrapper), and one of the commenters suggested that (based on his description of photos of the couple) they could have been detained because they looked like they could be people of color. That was only one person's speculation, but I suppose anything is possible.
The article also mentioned that they were going to allow them to stay with a relative who had US citizenship, but then they said there was a change of plans and continued to be confined. That also seems a bit strange. Why continue to hold them?
On the southern border, there are those being held as they await their asylum claims, but as I understand it, they're free to change their minds and return to their home countries if they wish. They're just not free to move about the US, but if they want to leave the US, that's different and should be allowed.
So, why can't these people leave? Do the authorities believe that they're terrorists or something?