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>The border guard then escorted him to his car and made sure he did a U-turn and went back to Canada.

>To their surprise, however, when they arrived at L.A. International, they were not only detained and questioned at length by U.S. authorities, but were swiftly -- after a night in the cells, naturally -- plonked back on a plane back to England, and barred from entering the United States again.

I'm not sure what you mean. They were each returned to their respective countries.



The fact that these people were returned to their respective countries allows for them to speak of their experiences.

People who were not returned (ie disappeared) are not able to speak of their experiences, so you would never know it happened.

Note that both Canada and England are allies of the USA. What happens to questionable people who are not from allied nations?




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