Hacker News Reader

I've read about this happening before under previous administrations, but in those cases people were detained for only a day or so.

Honestly, I’d bet that the Canadian border officials sent her back knowing that this would force the US officials to do paperwork and therefore not be allowed to look the other way.

Border officials have wide latitude to ignore things, and for someone like this young lady they were definitely inclined to look the other way as long as they could.

Sadly, she’s collateral damage in a really dumb fued.

Possibly not. It's common for the UK to refuse entry if a traveler doesn't meet the entry requirements too. It is harsh to leave someone in detention when it would be easy enough to deport them.

I don't see Griner as comparable since it wasn't about immigration, unless you are comparing in the sense of scapegoating.