It is not US soil, it is not an embassy. Actions there are governed by the Preclearance Act (which is reciprocal, btw, Canada has the right to open precleance facilities in the US - it just hasn't made sense due to the relative volume of flights).
They can only detain you until they hand you over to the Canadian police. [1]
Section (2) clearly states...
> (2) A preclearance officer is not permitted to exercise any powers of questioning or interrogation, examination, search, seizure, forfeiture, detention or arrest that are conferred under the laws of the United States.
You're some rando on the internet, while the current American government is making a big show about ignoring the rule of law when it comes to deporting people. Nothing you say is going to reassure anybody. Hell, nothing anybody says is going to reassure anyone, from past presidents to the Speaker of the House to SCOTUS justices.
arcticbull|11 months ago
They can only detain you until they hand you over to the Canadian police. [1]
Section (2) clearly states...
> (2) A preclearance officer is not permitted to exercise any powers of questioning or interrogation, examination, search, seizure, forfeiture, detention or arrest that are conferred under the laws of the United States.
[1] https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/P-19.32/FullText.ht...
rectang|11 months ago
senderista|11 months ago