From 2018 to 2019 the number of five-year bans tripled at borders in B.C. and elsewhere that report to the U.S. CBP's Seattle field office.
In this photo taken Oct. 9, 2019, traffic enters the United States from Canada at the Peace Arch Border Crossing, in Blaine, Wash. VANCOUVER -- When Trevor Yamamoto was stopped at a U.S.-B.C. border crossing and sent for a secondary inspection, he had no idea what would happen next.
"My girlfriend's mother, she suffers from Alzheimer's, and they're having a bit of a hard time," Yamamoto said."They inspected my car, went through everything in my car," he said.He was given an expedited removal – a five-year ban from entering the United States that includes the accusation that the recipient tried to immigrate without the right documentation.But Yamamoto says he was only going to be there for a couple months. He has a full time job in B.C.
From 2018 to 2019 the number of five-year bans tripled, from 91 to 309, for borders in B.C. and elsewhere that report to the U.S. CBP's Seattle field office. A spokesperson emailed a statement which said, in part, "While there has been a recent increase in the issuance of expedited removals in the Seattle Field Office area of operations, there has not been a policy change within CBP. The percentage of expedited removals is minuscule when compared to the overall number of travellers allowed to enter the U.S. In accordance with law, CBP officers issue expedited removals to individuals who are inadmissible to the U.S.
According to the data obtained by CTV, other U.S. field offices dealing with northern land borders have also seen spikes.
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