Student thrown in 'scary US prison with blood and faeces on walls' after visa mix up
dailystar.co.ukstudent was strip-searched and thrown into a prison cell with blood and faeces smeared on the walls after a travel mix up.Australian Jack Dunn, 23, was travelling to the US for a backpacking holiday but fell foul of a little-known entry requirement.
He had taken some time off university for the break and had a vague idea of what he wanted to do, but had only planned to book transport and accommodation as he went along.On May 5, he touched down at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii and was asked by border security whether he had a flight booked out of the US.
He told them he had one booked to Mexico.“You’re going to have to come with me,” he was told. Travellers entering the US under the Visa Waiver Program are required to have a ticket already booked to another place, but not one in a bordering country or adjacent island.
Jack said he was questioned for hours, eventually attempting to book a flight to Panama (the only Central American capital he could think of under the stress) from a worker's phone as he didn't have access to the internet.
Read more on dailystar.co.uk
