British cartoonist and writer “Baykee” Burke He was recently detained by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement during a four-month backpacking vacation. After being denied entry into Canada due to visa issues, Burke returned to the United States only to be arrested and subsequently detained indefinitely. Her visa issues reportedly revolve around her through a website with her family, which exchanged some of the heads of the accommodation, which unfortunately constituted work in Canada and the United States.
Comics professionals around the world have been expressing their attention and support for Becky Burke, a respected figure in the British comics world. It has even been reported by non-plot related websites (such as the British national news media The BBC). Burke Broken border, Helps organization Thought Bubble Comic Art Festivaland extensive independent work by cartoonists and event organizers. As a person in the British comics world, I personally heard nothing but the kind of respect she has and the various people enjoyed by professionals and regular comics.
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Her father, Paul Burke, The GoFundMe campaign has been started to support Becky’s support. Its target is about 8,000 pounds, and as of writing, more than 6,000 pounds have been raised. He elaborated on why this is done on the campaign page, as follows:
Becky’s family is doing everything they can to take her home, working with members of Congress and the Foreign Ministry, but legal support is expensive. She needs a good immigration attorney, expert advice and funds to help her get detained.
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Burke wrote, describing her treatment:
She faced tough conditions, removed all her property, ate only cold beans and potatoes (she is vegetarian), and allowed only visitors to go through the screen and phone.
But hope has not disappeared, and with the help of the GoFundMe campaign linked here, it can support Burke’s freedom of hard legal struggles. Her family and friends have been releasing updates regularly and hope Burke will return to the UK as soon as possible. It’s hard to imagine how huge and difficult this situation must be for Burke and her loved ones, and this situation could actually happen to anyone. Regardless of the legal reasoning behind her detention, her reporting treatment was unnecessary and harsh. Former Burke colleague Andy Oliver of Brock Border wrote:
Decent will ultimately prevail and we look forward to this kind of considerate and thoughtful person and family, friends and community back.
