How mistake got me banned from US for life

By Kate Bowden
Updated January 5 2018 - 9:23am, first published 9:16am

"WHAT exactly are you doing here?" The US customs officer barked at me seconds after she called my name and seconds before I'd even taken a seat in front of her. I was shocked into silence, unaccustomed to aggression with no apparent provocation.

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