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Evening Standard
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George Thompson

BIZARRE: Father of british backpacker issues visa warning after daughter s trauma - What They Never Told You

Becky Burke with her parents Paul and Andrea before she was held for 19 days in a US detention facility (Family handout) -

The father of a young woman held for almost three weeks in a US detention facility has warned tourists to double-check visa rules to avoid the “trauma” his daughter faced.

Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was detained for 19 days while on a backpacking trip around America.

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