R. E. Burke
@reburked.bsky.social
This is a support account for Rebecca Burke, a Welsh comics artist who been detained by ICE since February 26-March1 8. No one deserves imprisonment by ICE.
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This account is run by @laurenhudgins.bsky.social until she recovers.
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This account is run by @laurenhudgins.bsky.social until she recovers.
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R. E. Burke
@reburked.bsky.social
· Mar 18
Home | Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
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Amazing news! Becky is back with her parents in the UK as of earlier this hour. Thank you everyone for your support. If Becky's story moved you, please get involved in an organization that supports imprisoned immigrants. Where Becky was held one is Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. www.nwirp.org
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The full statement from the family of R.E. Burke clarifies that there were no grounds whatsoever for the British cartoonist to be detained by ICE for almost 3 weeks – she held a valid ESTA, had broken no rules or laws in the US, and was ready & able to return home.
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Comic Creator RE Burke: Her Visa Story
Full family statement after her welcome return to the UK
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March 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The full statement from the family of R.E. Burke clarifies that there were no grounds whatsoever for the British cartoonist to be detained by ICE for almost 3 weeks – she held a valid ESTA, had broken no rules or laws in the US, and was ready & able to return home.
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News! Becky Burke is Home – A Family Statement Clarifying the Realities of British Cartoonist @reburked.bsky.social R. E. Burke’s Ordeal and Thanking the Community for Its Support. www.brokenfrontier.com/becky-burke-...
Becky Burke is Home - A Family Statement Clarifying the Realities of British Cartoonist R. E. Burke's Ordeal and Thanking the Community for Its Support – Broken Frontier
Paul Burke has issued a point-by-point statement clarifying the exact details of what his daughter Becky Burke endured in ICE detention.
www.brokenfrontier.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
News! Becky Burke is Home – A Family Statement Clarifying the Realities of British Cartoonist @reburked.bsky.social R. E. Burke’s Ordeal and Thanking the Community for Its Support. www.brokenfrontier.com/becky-burke-...
Becky reunited with her dog Bo!
Welsh tourist detained in US back home in Wales, father says
Paul Burke says his daughter Becky has been released from a US immigration centre.
www.bbc.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Becky reunited with her dog Bo!
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So happy that Becky @reburked.bsky.social Burke is home but that only makes this a more important time to remember on a far wider level the plight of so many mistreated at borders. We have a comic resource list here on the ordeals of refugees/immigrants face: www.brokenfrontier.com/resource-lis...
March 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
So happy that Becky @reburked.bsky.social Burke is home but that only makes this a more important time to remember on a far wider level the plight of so many mistreated at borders. We have a comic resource list here on the ordeals of refugees/immigrants face: www.brokenfrontier.com/resource-lis...
Amazing news! Becky is back with her parents in the UK as of earlier this hour. Thank you everyone for your support. If Becky's story moved you, please get involved in an organization that supports imprisoned immigrants. Where Becky was held one is Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. www.nwirp.org
Home | Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic/Users/miguel/Local Documents/nwirp-temp/index.html advoc...
www.nwirp.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Amazing news! Becky is back with her parents in the UK as of earlier this hour. Thank you everyone for your support. If Becky's story moved you, please get involved in an organization that supports imprisoned immigrants. Where Becky was held one is Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. www.nwirp.org
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I truly hope Becky is released swiftly and is able to mobilize her loved ones and supporters to the cause of shutting down the Northwest Detention Center for good. She knows first hand now what we have heard from @laresistencianw.bsky.social for over 10 years - ICE Detention is deadly
A friend visited Becky Burke yesterday. Becky has frequent 30 second coughing fits that leave her diaphragm sore. It's terrible to be sick away from home, much less in a prison. She does have access to a doctor to make sure she isn't dying or anything and she can buy lozenges. 1/
#BringBeckyHome
#BringBeckyHome
March 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I truly hope Becky is released swiftly and is able to mobilize her loved ones and supporters to the cause of shutting down the Northwest Detention Center for good. She knows first hand now what we have heard from @laresistencianw.bsky.social for over 10 years - ICE Detention is deadly
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Our friend @reburked.bsky.social has now been detained by ICE for over two weeks in appalling circumstances. She's a much loved member of the UK #comicscommunity. Here's her very first review for us at BF! Bellido & Vanistendael's MIKEL. www.brokenfrontier.com/siberian-hai... #BringBeckyHome
March 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Our friend @reburked.bsky.social has now been detained by ICE for over two weeks in appalling circumstances. She's a much loved member of the UK #comicscommunity. Here's her very first review for us at BF! Bellido & Vanistendael's MIKEL. www.brokenfrontier.com/siberian-hai... #BringBeckyHome
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@reburked.bsky.social has now been in US detention since her Kafkaesque arrest at the Canadian border. She has been making comics while imprisoned, but her health is poor. #freebecky
She is doing her best to maintain her mental health but she is depleted with illness. She has sketched 78 pages of comics while in detention and is considering a book to tell her story and the stories of other detainees. 5/5
#BringBeckyHome
#BringBeckyHome
March 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@reburked.bsky.social has now been in US detention since her Kafkaesque arrest at the Canadian border. She has been making comics while imprisoned, but her health is poor. #freebecky
A friend visited Becky Burke yesterday. Becky has frequent 30 second coughing fits that leave her diaphragm sore. It's terrible to be sick away from home, much less in a prison. She does have access to a doctor to make sure she isn't dying or anything and she can buy lozenges. 1/
#BringBeckyHome
#BringBeckyHome
March 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A friend visited Becky Burke yesterday. Becky has frequent 30 second coughing fits that leave her diaphragm sore. It's terrible to be sick away from home, much less in a prison. She does have access to a doctor to make sure she isn't dying or anything and she can buy lozenges. 1/
#BringBeckyHome
#BringBeckyHome
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Our friend @reburked.bsky.social has now been detained by ICE for over two weeks in appalling circumstances. She's a much loved member of the UK #comicscommunity. Here's a review of OVER-INKERS, the mental health awareness anthology she edited. #BringBeckyHome
www.brokenfrontier.com/over-inkers-...
www.brokenfrontier.com/over-inkers-...
Over-Inkers #1 - New UK Small Press Anthology Series Tackles Mental Health Issues with a First Issue Theme of 'Strength' – Broken Frontier
Edited by R.E. Burke, 'Over-Inkers' is a new UK small press comics anthology exploring themes of mental health awareness.
www.brokenfrontier.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our friend @reburked.bsky.social has now been detained by ICE for over two weeks in appalling circumstances. She's a much loved member of the UK #comicscommunity. Here's a review of OVER-INKERS, the mental health awareness anthology she edited. #BringBeckyHome
www.brokenfrontier.com/over-inkers-...
www.brokenfrontier.com/over-inkers-...
Becky Burke has been in ICE detention for 16 days. #BringBeckyHome
March 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Becky Burke has been in ICE detention for 16 days. #BringBeckyHome
Becky sent a letter to @laurenhudgins.bsky.social dated 3/7. It just arrived. "I am planning lots of comics for afterwards and drawing often (including portraits of the other women, which make them very happy—the least I can do when they are in very much worse predicament than me)." 1/2
March 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Becky sent a letter to @laurenhudgins.bsky.social dated 3/7. It just arrived. "I am planning lots of comics for afterwards and drawing often (including portraits of the other women, which make them very happy—the least I can do when they are in very much worse predicament than me)." 1/2
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In this 2021 BF piece @reburked.bsky.social spoke about some of her favourite comics covers.
www.brokenfrontier.com/covers-album... Becky is currently detained in the states by ICE in appalling circumstances. You can find her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome
www.brokenfrontier.com/covers-album... Becky is currently detained in the states by ICE in appalling circumstances. You can find her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome
March 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In this 2021 BF piece @reburked.bsky.social spoke about some of her favourite comics covers.
www.brokenfrontier.com/covers-album... Becky is currently detained in the states by ICE in appalling circumstances. You can find her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome
www.brokenfrontier.com/covers-album... Becky is currently detained in the states by ICE in appalling circumstances. You can find her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome
Thank you everyone! We really appreciate your help.
The #BringBeckyHome GoFundMe is now closed as it's reached its target so quickly. So much generous support from the #comicscommunity and beyond here for @reburked.bsky.social. www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin...
Donate to Bring Becky Home!, organized by Jade Upshall
UPDATE 14/3/25 : Thanks to all for your incredible generosity. The fund now covers Becky’s costs so we … Jade Upshall needs your support for Bring Becky Home!
www.gofundme.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thank you everyone! We really appreciate your help.
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March 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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GoFundMe Set Up for Detained British Cartoonist R.E. Burke
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GoFundMe Set Up for Detained British Cartoonist R.E. Burke
The family of British cartoonist R.E. Burke, who detained at the Canadian border by US Immigration authorities, has set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to help offset legal costs and help her return home. D....
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March 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
GoFundMe Set Up for Detained British Cartoonist R.E. Burke
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Okay we’re going to do something a bit different this time and have two winners for the final round of this #GoshBFDD. Here’s our first. #BringBeckyHome
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Okay we’re going to do something a bit different this time and have two winners for the final round of this #GoshBFDD. Here’s our first. #BringBeckyHome
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And here’s our second winner for #GoshBFDD round 3. A lovely portrait of @reburked.bsky.social. #BringBeckyHome
March 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
And here’s our second winner for #GoshBFDD round 3. A lovely portrait of @reburked.bsky.social. #BringBeckyHome
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Check out this fascinating piece at BF where @reburked.bsky.social talks about her work and creative process. Becky Burke is currently detained by ICE in the US in appalling circumstances. Please visit her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin...
www.brokenfrontier.com/inside-look-...
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Inside Look: Zines, Secrets, and Loneliness – An Exclusive Creator Commentary on the Recent Autobiographical Zines and Comics of R. E. Burke – Broken Frontier
Rebecca Burke provides an Inside Look creator commentary on her comics work as she talks about secrets and zines.
www.brokenfrontier.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Check out this fascinating piece at BF where @reburked.bsky.social talks about her work and creative process. Becky Burke is currently detained by ICE in the US in appalling circumstances. Please visit her GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin...
www.brokenfrontier.com/inside-look-...
www.brokenfrontier.com/inside-look-...
Just allow people to return to their home country if they might have the incorrect visa. No one should be imprisoned by ICE.
Canadian woman put in chains, detained by ICE after entering San Diego border
A Canadian entrepreneur detained by ICE is speaking out after she got arrested while trying to enter the San Diego border to obtain a visa last Monday.
www.10news.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Just allow people to return to their home country if they might have the incorrect visa. No one should be imprisoned by ICE.
The Northwest ICE Processing Center, where Becky Burke is being held, is a privately run immigration prison.
May the outrage about Becky Burke open more eyes. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Private prison companies set to make billions reopening jails for ICE
“There’s a private interest behind the detention and the incarceration of our community,” said an activist protesting the facilities.
www.motherjones.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The Northwest ICE Processing Center, where Becky Burke is being held, is a privately run immigration prison.
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R.E Burke Gets Mass Media Coverage And Fundraiser Over US Detention
R.E Burke Gets Mass Media Coverage And Fundraiser Over US Detention
British comic book creator R.E Burke gets mass media coverage and fundraiser over US detention, but is still detained by ICE
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March 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
R.E Burke Gets Mass Media Coverage And Fundraiser Over US Detention
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For folks interested in helping Becky Burke out, here's a link to her GoFundMe. Keep in mind that we have a lot of people who've been kept in detention for months, even years, who aren't getting any support at all. If this were happening anywhere else, we'd be calling them a police state.
GoFundMe for Becky's Burke's legal fees, needs while imprisoned by ICE, and eventual flight home, whenever she is released.
This fundraiser is approved by her father, Paul.
www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin...
This fundraiser is approved by her father, Paul.
www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin...
Donate to Bring Becky Home!, organized by Jade Upshall
Hey everyone,
We need your help to bring our amazing Becky Burke home. Becky, a 28-year-old artist … Jade Upshall needs your support for Bring Becky Home!
www.gofundme.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For folks interested in helping Becky Burke out, here's a link to her GoFundMe. Keep in mind that we have a lot of people who've been kept in detention for months, even years, who aren't getting any support at all. If this were happening anywhere else, we'd be calling them a police state.
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Check out this awesome art that @reburked.bsky.social Becky Burke created to celebrate Broken Frontier's 20th anniversary in 2022. Becky is currently detained by ICE in the US in appalling circumstances. Please check out the GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Check out this awesome art that @reburked.bsky.social Becky Burke created to celebrate Broken Frontier's 20th anniversary in 2022. Becky is currently detained by ICE in the US in appalling circumstances. Please check out the GoFundMe page here: www.gofundme.com/f/4qt8r-brin... #BringBeckyHome