Despite being on a tourist visa with no criminal record, British national Rebecca Burke was handcuffed and thrown in a detention center, her father said.

A British backpacker faces spending up to a month in a US jail after a ‘life-changing’ trip turned into a ‘nightmare’ as she was detained on a visa violation after trying to cross into Canada . Rebecca Burke, 28, was handcuffed while trying to make the crossing on February 26 and is now being held in a crowded detention centre.

British tourist Becky Burke has spent nearly two weeks in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center. She was denied entry into Canada and re-entry into the United States over a "visa mix-up.