Despite being on a tourist visa with no criminal record, British national Rebecca Burke was handcuffed and thrown in a detention center, her father said.

They keep saying in all their booklets that this is not a prison,” she said to a news outlet. “It’s hard to distinguish from my conception of a prison.”

A British backpacker faces spending up to a month in a crowded US jail after a ‘life-changing’ trip turned into a ‘nightmare’ as she was detained on a visa violation at the border with Canada. Rebecca Burke,

Rebecca Burke, 28, is detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center “related to the violation of the terms and conditions of her admission,” an agency spokesperson said.

What was meant to be a life-changing four-month backpacking trip across North America has turned into a nightmare,” said the post from Becky’s father, Paul Burke.

A British backpacker faces spending up to a month in a US jail after a ‘life-changing’ trip turned into a ‘nightmare’ as she was detained on a visa violation after trying to cross into Canada. Rebecca Burke,