U.S. citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada

Mass. lawyer and his wife say they were handcuffed, detained for hours at Canada border: ‘It was a shock’ - The Boston Globe

Bachir Atallah, who is a US citizen and lives in Methuen, said Customs and Border Protection officers would not say why he and his wife were being held.

By Jeff Winter, CNN A US citizen says he and his wife were detained for hours by US border agents when they returned to the US after a brief trip to Canada. Bachir Atallah told CNN that he and his wife, Jessica, were returning to the US Sunday night after visiting relatives in Canada over the weekend when US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stopped them for a secondary inspection at the Highgate Springs checkpoint in Vermont. Atallah, …

U.S. citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada

An American citizen says he and his wife were detained for hours by U.S. border agents when they returned to the United States after a short trip to Canada.

US citizen says he and his wife detained for hours after Canadian trip

An American citizen says he and his wife were detained for hours by U.S. border agents when they returned to the United States after a short trip to Canada.

US citizen says he and his wife detained without explanation after returning from Canada

An American citizen says he and his wife were detained for hours by US border agents when they returned to the United States after a short trip to Canada. Bachir Atallah told CNN he and his wife, Jessica, were driving back into the US Sunday evening after visiting family in Canada for the weekend when U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents stopped them for a secondary inspection at the Highgate Springs checkpoint in Vermont. Atallah, who is origi…