Pardons Canada – Having a passport does NOT mean you can enter the US with a criminal record

pardons.org Many people call us in shock that they have been turned away at the US Border because of an old criminal record.  They were under the false assumption that because they have a valid Canadian Passport, that they have been pre-cleared to go to the US. This is obviously WRONG.  Yet hundreds of people…

Pardons Canada – US Customs Are Getting Even More Strict About Crossing US Border with a Criminal Record

pardons.org It seems like the US Department of Homeland Security is getting even more strict at the US border than ever before. We are receiving hundreds of calls and emails from people being questioned at the US border if they have ever been charged with a criminal offence. The question is tricky because if you…