The parents of a British backpacker have pleaded for the release of their daughter, who has spent two weeks behind bars in a US detention centre after a visa mix-up.
28-year-old Becky Burke's 'once in a lifetime' solo travelling trip across the US and Canada turned into a nightmare when she was handcuffed while trying to cross the Canadian border on February 26.
The Brit has now spent two weeks behind bars at a detention centre in Tacoma, Washington, thanks to US President Donald Trump's war on illegal alien terrorists, murderers and drug smugglers.
Now, her campaigning father Paul Burke, 60, has pleaded for his daughter's release. Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, Mr Burke said: 'We really just want to get her home, this is a paperwork mix-up and we can't believe the conditions she's being held in. It's a proper prison environment.'
Graphic artist Becky had spent a 'couple of months' in the US before trying to cross the Canadian border, where she was told to refill her visa forms because the one she was carrying was 'wrong.' She remains stuck behind bars 5,000 miles from home, surviving on a diet of cold rice, potatoes and mushy beans.
