Ms Burke had been backpacking across North America when she was detained. She had been trying to cross into the state of Washington when she was refused entry, after trying to enter Canada.

The father and son said backpacker touring has “been completely wiped out” through a pursuit of high-yield tourists — a strategy they claim is “unsustainable”. James Coull gave the ...

The traveler, who is from Monmouthshire in Wales, was backpacking through North America at the time. Burke had stayed with a host family in Portland, Oregon, performing chores for lodging ...

Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was detained for 19 days while on a backpacking trip around America. She was released back to the UK on Tuesday, having been led on to the ...

TACOMA, Wash. — A British backpacker detained by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and held at a Tacoma detention center is back home in Wales, a source at ICE told KIRO 7 News.

According to The Seattle Times, 28-year-old Becky Burke was denied entry to Canada while on a backpacking trip and was detained when she tried to re-enter the U.S. She was subsequently held at the ...

Picture: The Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office One missing backpacker is feared dead. Picture: The Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office Koh Tao Police have charged the ...

A British backpacker who was detained in the US after border guards accused her of having the wrong visa has been released and is on her way back home to the UK. Rebecca Burke, 28, was on a ...

A backpacker detained in the US is back home in Wales after an emotional airport reunion, her father has confirmed. Becky Burke, 28, had been held in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

A huge air and sea mission has resumed in a desperate attempt to find missing backpacker Alexandra Clarke, from South London. The blaze on the Davy Jones Locker tourist boat reportedly erupted ...