New Brunswicker stopped, handcuffed at U.S. border for travelling with ‘too much clothes’

Saint John resident Angela Daigle was handcuffed and detained for hours at the Houlton land border while attempting to visit her ailing fiancée, David Slagger, who claims discrimination against Indigenous individuals is increasing. Daigle, who faced aggressive questioning and intimidation by border agents over her packed vehicle, is speaking out about her traumatic experience to raise awareness of potential profiling and mistreatment at the border.

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