Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen Newton and her husband were held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington (AFP/Getty) Karen Newton, 65, ...

A 65-year-old woman with a valid British passport and tourist visa was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) along with her 66-year-old husband for 45 days as they were trying to ...

Karen Newton said she and her husband were detained after attempting to cross into Canada from Montana during a trip The couple was allegedly detained for 42 days, primarily at the Northwest ICE ...

A British grandmother's dream holiday to the United States ended in shackles, detention and deportation; and her warning to fellow travellers is now reverberating far beyond immigration courts. Karen ...

Don’t go to the U.S. – not with Trump in charge. A British tourist’s six-week ICE detention despite holding a valid visa is sending shockwaves through the global travel industry. Travel professionals ...

In February 2026, a claim spread online that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained a British grandmother, 65-year-old Karen Newton, for six weeks despite her valid tourist visa.

A British grandmother was detained by ICE for six weeks while on a road trip holiday in the United States, despite having a valid visa and passport. Karen Newton, 65, left her home in Hertfordshire, ...