David Connors, 30, and Eileen Connors, 24, (pictured) from London, say their three-month-old son has been subjected to filthy conditions in the Berks Detention Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania
Posted on 10/16/2019 8:51:48 AM PDT by Hojczyk
But now, as more details emerge, things are looking increasingly strange. We’re still not sure what the entire story is, but the Connors are clearly more than they first appeared. For starters, they didn’t “accidentally take a wrong turn.” They were caught on video intentionally driving across a grassy strip between two roads, one on the Canadian side and one in the U.S. And things only got stranger from there.
It turns out that the Connors had applied for a travel visa to come to the United States last year but they were denied. The reason for the denial wasn’t provided, but there must have been some disqualifying factor. Generally, applications to visit from Great Britain are approved almost automatically because of our close relationship with them.
Also, taking them to detention was not CBP’s first attempted solution. They initially tried to return them to Canada where they presumably belonged. (In fact, that what the Connors requested.) But the Canadians wouldn’t allow them back in the country. (Again, no reason for the denial was offered.) Next, CPB tried to contact the British embassy to see about sending them home. Their call was not returned.
The next odd detail is that the Connors were found to have $16,000 in cash in their vehicle. That’s not technically illegal if they declared the money when entering the country and people are entitled to spend money on vacation, but that’s one heck of a lot of cash to have in the trunk. You’d think they would be using plastic or at least traveler’s checks.
Finally, CBP threw up their hands and put them in detention while beginning the steps to process them for deportation to England. What else were they supposed to do?
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VERY INTERESTING!!
I absolutely knew there was more to this story. Sounds like a couple of scummy people doing scummy things.
Look kids, Big Ben, Parliament!
Most of what I’ve read (Not here at FR) has resulted in liberal commenters spewing hate over Trump, ICE, Detention Centers and etc.
Liberals are so stupid. Knee jerking reactionaries. Who cares what the truth may be? Orange Man Bad!
It’s OK...they had kids with them.
British citizens don’t have to apply for a visa merely to visit the US (they do in order to work or go on business). A simple ESTA filled out online will do. There is a reciprocal arrangement between the UK and the US in which the requirement for a visa is waived for tourists who intend to stay for less than 90 days.
Illicit courier services?
David Connors, 30, and Eileen Connors, 24, (pictured) from London, say their three-month-old son has been subjected to filthy conditions in the Berks Detention Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania
A pack of Gypsies ?
They were up to no good and not leaving .
Roving scam artists .
Lefty Canada said no thanks .
They may be of the Travellers, the peripatic clan of Gypsy-like grifters in England and Ireland.
Sheeeet, thats all you had to say.
Given the attire/makeup/etc I’m thinking travellers.
In which case there was probably a crime afoot somewhere.
They were tired of being “subjects”.
They wanted to be “citizens”.
Only problem...they didn’t speak Mexican.
She could almost be “not guilty” (in a hot trashy kind of way) except for the knowledge that the dweeb beside her has been all up in that stuff. Yeck...
There are Travellers families in South Carolina, IMS.
Not drunk enough, yet, so here goes:
Gypsy Woman 1970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwQ5CF0_Kvk
oooohhhhh….MAYBE that 3 year old child ISN’T THEIRS!! OMG!
The Connors! Roseanne! Say it’s not so that the British Connors are worst than the American Connors.
Actually when they go through customs in the US, they WILL SIGN a form and receive a 90 day tourist visa, my Wife is a UK citizen and when she originally came here she received a 90 day tourist visa from US Customs at LAX
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