British tourist held by US over visa released from detention, says family

The family of a British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up say she has left the immigration detention centre and are hopeful she is on her way home. Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was trying to cross from the US state of Washington into Canada when she was refused entry. Canadian authorities told her to go back to the US and fill in new paperwork before returning. However, when she tried to re-enter the US, she was handcuffed and put in a cell before being taken to Tacoma Northwest detention

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