UK Woman Detained in US Despite Valid Visa, Claims ICE Agents Get Paid Per Detention

• Karen Newton, a 65-year-old British tourist, was detained for six weeks in the US despite having a valid B-2 tourist visa.
• She was stopped while attempting to cross into Canada with her husband, whose visa had lapsed.
• Newton claims ICE officers receive a bonus for each person they detain, a detail she learned from guards.
• She was told she was "guilty by association" with her husband and was pressured to sign a voluntary self-removal document.
• Newton described the conditions at the privately operated Northwest ICE Processing Center as "prison-like" during her six-week detention.