A Canadian citizen named Paige Adamson has been living as a U.S. Permanent Resident in Point Robert, WA and recently died. For those not aware, Point Roberts is a unique peninsula that is part of Washington State, but is not connected by land to the rest of the state. It’s about a 50 kilometre drive south of Vancouver, BC.
Somehow it came to light that Adamson had elected to vote in American elections. As her immigration attorney said here, it was revealed that she had indeed voted in a past election. Given that she had illegally voted, she was scheduled to attend a deportation hearing.
Of course, this is a tragic situation, for which I assume everyone feels heartbroken for her and her family. But imagine if a foreign national was found to be voting in a Canadian election and was being deported because of it. Then this person unexpectedly died while still in Canada. Would the Canadian authorities be in the wrong for demanding this person’s deportation?
Of course, the usual suspects are blaming President Trump for her death.
Update: Brandi Kruse weighs in.