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"Help" Terrence Get Home to the U.S.

After 63 years in America, I’ve been stranded in Canada. I need help to come home. HOW IT ALL STARTED

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/i-want-to-go-home-man-born-in-canada-but-adopted-by-americans-stuck-up-north/

Hi everyone, my name is Terrence.

I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in May 1962 and adopted by American parents a year later through Boston, Massachusetts. For the past 63 years, with the exception of a few recent trips to Canada to reconnect with my birth family, I’ve lived proudly in the United States — the only home I’ve ever known.

Over the years, I’ve served my country and community in many ways:

U.S. Navy veteran (enlisted in 1980)

‍ Father to a daughter born in Texas (1984)

️‍♂️ Member of the PGA of America (1989–2004)

⚓ Holder of a U.S. Coast Guard 100-Ton Captain’s License (since 2000)

What Happened

On April 10th, while returning home to Atlanta, Georgia, with my 7-year-old beagle in tow, I crossed into the U.S. at the Calais, Maine border. What began as a routine screening suddenly turned into a nightmare.

Without warning, I was told there were questions about my admissibility to reenter the U.S. I was detained, my belongings were searched, and within hours I found myself in immigration detention. Two days later, both my dog and I were sent back to Canada — and I was told not to attempt to cross again until I completed multiple immigration forms (each costing about $525 USD) and obtained a valid U.S. passport.

Health and Hardship

I found a small hotel in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and began searching for immigration lawyers. Just weeks later, I suffered a heart attack and was taken to the nearest heart center in Saint John, NB.