Australian Detained at U.S. Border for Overstaying Visa Is Released
"We cannot express how grateful we are for everything and every one of you beautiful beautiful souls." Khaalid H. Walls, a spokesman for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed
that an immigration judge on Wednesday had allowed Mr. Reid to voluntarily leave the United States, and he had been released from custody.
But Canadian border officials would not let them through, Ms. Kancso said in her original account, adding in a radio interview later
that those officials had been concerned that the United States would deny Mr. Reid re-entry, leaving him stranded in Canada.
By JONAH ENGEL BROMWICHMAY 11, 2017
An Australian man who was detained by United States customs officials last month after he briefly overstayed his visa has been released on bond
and asked to leave the country within four months, the authorities confirmed on Thursday.
In an update to the GoFundMe page posted on Wednesday, Ms. Kancso said Mr. Reid had been released on bond
and given 120 days to leave the United States voluntarily.
Ms. Kancso said she and Mr. Reid had been under the mistaken impression
that Mr. Reid’s B-1/B-2 visa would allow him to stay for five years, as long as he exited and re-entered the country every six months.
Mr. Reid’s brother, Alex Reid, confirmed to the BBC
that his brother would be returning to Australia, saying that Baxter was "not angry, he’s not upset, he doesn’t hold grudges." "He’s just happy," the brother continued.