B.C. immigration lawyer ‘very busy’ fielding calls for advice about travelling to U.S.

A Kelowna-based immigration lawyer says he has been “very busy” fielding calls from clients worried about the changing dynamics for Canadians travelling to the United States.

“I think people are reading the articles in the media and they’re getting worried that there’s a change in scrutiny being applied at the border,” says Bryan Fitzpatrick at Pushor Mitchell LLP.

“It’s not any different questions than we’ve ever gotten, it’s just more people concerned about travelling to the U.S. and having an issue.”

Some experts have suggested travellers use a burner phone to avoid scrutiny of their social media accounts, but Fitzpatrick doesn’t think that’s necessary and could be problematic.

“I mean, if you show

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