US EditionBritish Tourist Issues Sincere Warning After Being Locked up by ICE for Six Weeks
Karen Newton was detained 42 days under harsh conditions, coerced into voluntary removal, while ICE deportations rose nearly 75% in 2025, officials said.
- Karen Newton, a 65-year-old British tourist, was held for 42 days despite entering the US legally on a valid B2 tourist visa and British passport, the case surfaced Saturday.
- When re-entering the US, officials identified a paperwork issue that triggered detention after border agents flagged Bill's expired visa, and Newton was told she was 'guilty by association' for helping her husband pack.
- Detention conditions included floor mattresses, constant lights and confiscated belongings; Newton slept on a thin mattress in a windowless room at the Montana patrol station and was interviewed without a lawyer while her phone was withheld.
- Offered Project Homecoming, the pair accepted voluntary removal with a possible 10-year US ban and were told they were free on November 6 before being driven to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.
- The American Immigration Council reports ICE detention numbers rose nearly 75% in 2025, amid a decline of 4.5 million visitors costing $12.5 billion, including recent detentions of a Briton and a Canadian actor.
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Legal tourist's vacation turns into six-week nightmare in ICE center: 'I want to go home'
A tourist from the United Kingdom to the United States is sounding the alarm and warning others after her nightmare ICE experience.The Guardian heading into the weekend reported on the story of Karen Newton, who found herself in ICE custody for six weeks despite being a legal visitor. In an article ...
UK Grandmother's Us Detention: A Warning for World Cup Travelers
Karen Newton just wanted some sun. After eight years without a holiday abroad, the 65-year-old grandmother from Hertfordshire packed her bags in July 2025 for a two-month road trip across America with her husband Bill. She had a valid British passport, a valid tourist visa, and no criminal record—not even a parking ticket, as she later put it. None of it mattered. What followed was 42 days of shackles, a concrete floor, confiscated belongings, a…
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