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"An Australian woman who planned to house-sit in Canada during a holiday has
said she was detained, fingerprinted, interrogated about her abortion history
and quickly deported during a stopover in the US.
Madolline Gourley, a Brisbane resident, says she was treated like a criminal
during her transit through Los Angeles on 30 June, where she was detained at
the border due to suspicions about her intention to house- and cat-sit in
exchange for accommodation while holidaying in Canada.
Gourley was held in a detention room, interrogated twice, patted down,
fingerprinted and photographed.
At one point a US border official asked Gourley, who was wearing a
loose-fitting dress, whether she was pregnant. The same question was repeated
as she was moved between rooms. When she again told the US officials she was
not pregnant, Gourley was asked whether she had had an abortion."
Via anonymiss and Susan ****.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
