Former Below Deck Med star Natalya Scudder has revealed she was held in a “disgusting” detention centre in the US for over 24 hours before getting deported.<\/p>\n
Talking to TMZ, Natalya explained that she “got pulled” into the centre after flying into LA, and was ultimately held there for around “30 to 40 hours.”<\/p>\n
She shared: “I basically got pulled from this main waiting area to the behind the scenes of the airport, which is like a detention holding centre. There were dirty blankets on the floor, there\u2019s stains all up the wall.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a shower but there\u2019s no towels. I said, \u2018How long am I going to be here for?\u2019 They go, \u2018You\u2019re going to be here from one to five days.\u2019\u201d As for why she was having issued with her visa, Natalya was informed that she’d “taken photos on American soil” in 2024 which had “generated money” and meant she’d “illegally worked on the wrong visa.”<\/p>\n
She then alleged that officers went through her entire phone history, including things she’d deleted in what was an “embarrassing” search.<\/p>\n
She continued: “You get taken to a detention centre, where I was the only girl. They give you no information, they just tell you you\u2019re detained. The room is disgusting. There\u2019s a shower, there\u2019s no towels, there\u2019s a shared loofah.”<\/p>\n
After having an “anxiety attack”, Natalya says she was awoken at 3am to have her “official interview” where she claims officers had “already decided” to deport her, meaning she had to immediately return to Australia.<\/p>\n
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