Paige Adamson, a Point Roberts resident who was recently detained by U.S. border agents, interrogated, and given a court date for deportation proceedings, died on Sunday after expressing she was afraid to cross the border again to seek medical care. Adamson was a 61-year-old Canadian national with Legal Permanent Resident status.
Adamson’s death was reported to the Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s office on Oct. 18, and the cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Deportation proceedings had begun for Adamson, who had been living in Point Roberts legally for 14 years, after a Sept. 15 trip to Canada for her 61st birthday dinner. According to an interview with KING5, Adamson said she was detained at the U.S. border for around six hours and questioned about whether or not she had ever voted in a U.S. election.
Adamson was set to appear in court before a federal immigration judge on Nov. 4, according to a Notice to Appear issued to her on Sept. 16. According to the notice,, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that Adamson misrepresented herself as a citizen in registering to vote on Sept. 12, 2018 and voted in a federal, state or local election on Nov. 6, 2018. These are both civil infractions, cited in the I-877 form provided to Adamson with the notice…