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Eugene

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Thu May 11, 2017, 11:27 AM May 2017

Australian man Baxter Reid, who overstayed US visa by 90 minutes, released

Source: Australian Associated Press

Australian man Baxter Reid, who overstayed US visa by 90 minutes, released

Australian Associated Press
Wednesday 10 May 2017 23.49 BST

Australian man Baxter Reid, who spent more than two weeks locked up in a US federal detention centre for overstaying his visa by just 90 minutes, has been released from custody.

The 26-year-old from Canberra was taken to the Batavia detention centre in Buffalo, New York, after being stopped on the US-Canadian border on April 23.

His case made headlines around the world and led to an online GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $US10,000 ($A13,600) for his legal defence.

“He was very happy,” Reid’s lawyer, Julie Kruger, said as she described his reaction in court on Wednesday when a judge announced he would be freed.

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In a court win for Reid, the judge gave him 120 days to leave the US on his own accord rather than being deported under guard. He will not be prevented from returning to the US.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/11/australian-man-baxter-reid-who-overstayed-us-visa-by-90-minutes-released
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mercuryblues

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Thu May 11, 2017, 12:00 PM
May 2017

really think they have a chance to get the 2024 Olympics? trump may be gone by then but his politics won't be.

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