Terrence McBride's troubles began after he pulled up to the U.S. border. He told officials he’s an American citizen, but carries a Canadian passport. He said he was detained for about a day-and-a-half as officers questioned him and officers sorted through his files.
The story doesn’t really add up very well in my opinion. If he has no family or friends up here what’s he doing up here so regularly? It doesn’t sound like he’s got any job and it’s a long fucking drive from Georgia. He’s got a Canadian passport so it’s not like he didn’t know that he’s a Canadian citizen. He admits getting warned at the border that he’d need to get his paperwork in order for next time and never does until suddenly “next time” becomes now. He describes himself as being “held” in Canada as if it’s our choice to keep him here, he’s a citizen of our country, he’s welcome here if he chooses to make this country his home, it’s not a prison, he just chooses not to want to be here. That’s his choice. Meanwhile he’s miserable about missing his family and friends, but there’s no mention of them at all anywhere in the story. What are they doing? Are they missing him too? Maybe not? Are they trying to help or support him in any way? Do they even know he’s gone? Why didn’t his adoptive parents figure out his immigration status long before now? How can you even go through an international adoption process without getting that sorted out? Maybe it’s just the result of shoddy journalism, but there are holes in this story big enough to drive a truck through, and I think some of those omissions might be deliberate and I’m not sure this guy is entirely who he’s representing himself to be. Doesn’t pass the smell test for me.