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Taylor Odisho

British Woman Detained by ICE Has Only Eaten Potatoes and Beans for Weeks as Family Pleads for Her Release

A British backpacker's family is working to release her from an ICE processing center where she has been detained since Feb. 26. (Credit: GoFundMe/FOX 13/YouTube)

A vegan British woman has only eaten potatoes and beans since she was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while backpacking North America last month.

Becky Burke, 28, traveled from her home in Monmouthshire, Wales, to North America and had paid for her trip by staying with host families in exchange for completing chores. While Burke was attempting to cross from Washington into Canada, she was denied entry by agents who stated she needed to obtain a work visa, a GoFundMe page set up by her family explained.

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