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Canada Updates recounts the case of Estafania Menendez, an Argentine woman placed in expedited removal after accidentally driving to the Canadian border and immediately turning back. Shahid argued that circling the border flagpole did not amount to a meaningful departure from the United States and sought a regular removal hearing instead of summary deportation.
The case illustrates how a wrong turn at Montana's northern border could trigger detention and a ten-year bar under the interaction of unlawful presence and expedited-removal rules.