Canadian sex workers touring the US - maybe not a good time to be doing that

[2fast2slow]

A sex worker very recently told me she travels frequently to the US to work. She said her colleague was deported out of Arizona for sex work and so now she works in another state. That prompted me to look up what I could find, and I found this

Sex Workers Are Being Abducted by ICE — and Abandoned by Respectability Politics

Sex workers targeted by ICE need the migrant justice movement’s full solidarity.

truthout.org

I'm paranoid going to the US just because I hobby here in Montreal lol. A young attractive woman travelling alone and frequently to the US to work just seems very risky these days, just not worth the risk.

 

[CLOUD 500]

A sex worker very recently told me she travels frequently to the US to work. She said her colleague was deported out of Arizona for sex work and so now she works in another state. That prompted me to look up what I could find, and I found this

Sex Workers Are Being Abducted by ICE — and Abandoned by Respectability Politics

Sex workers targeted by ICE need the migrant justice movement’s full solidarity.

truthout.org

I'm paranoid going to the US just because I hobby here in Montreal lol. A young attractive woman travelling alone and frequently to the US to work just seems very risky these days, just not worth the risk.

Why these girls not tour in UK or Australia instead? Rates are similar without the prudish attitude of American politicians.

 

[EastWind]

Oh I really miss the days when the Montreal agencies actively tour their girls to the U.S. Things went downhill and slowed when that incident with that I-N/MGF copy cat (forgot the name} had one of their girls busted.

 

[CLOUD 500]

One of the first independents that i saw in Montreal many years ago had worked in the UK & Australia prior to moving back to Canada & she told me that the year she spent in Australia (where she began escorting) was the best experience she ever had working as a high-end escort. I always had the impression that she regretted ever leaving.

By the way i wouldn’t recommend any Canadian escort to travel to the US for ,as long as the current regime is running tue country. The risks are not worth it. You could end up being deported to Uganda if they get suspicious & don’t like want foreign sex workers in their fascist country.

I would never recommend USA to any sex worker to tour. Even before Trump, the USA had the most strictest anti-prostitution laws in the world. American politicians are prudish to the max.. They had a vendetta against prostitution since the turn of the century. There are far better places to tour and for us clients to hobby like UK and Australia.

 

[Lans]

I got banned a while back when I was with an agency. Never showed my face and wasn’t even there to tour/work and they banned me for 10+ years
So yeah be careful

they did you a favour

 

[EastWind]

It was always never a good time and idea to tour the U.S. Yet with the favorable exchange rates I guess it was worth the risk until it wasn’t. Back in the 2000s Montreal toured the major U.S. cities in flux each month.

 

[LeDodo]

I got banned a while back when I was with an agency. Never showed my face and wasn’t even there to tour/work and they banned me for 10+ years
So yeah be careful

So your trip was cancelled and you were sent back to Montreal?

 

[LeDodo]

Well it was bigger of a story than this but yeah ! Spent 12hrs at the airport to be interviewed. They took pictures and fingerprints. Then proceeded to escort me outside of the airport and they even called me a cab… very traumatic experience unfortunately

It's crazy and sorry you have to experience that ...

 

[2fast2slow]

what people dont realize is that border agents (on both sides) have so much power over an individual while crossing, recourses are limitied and long term. In the short term you are at the mercy of the agent that decides you are guilty of something. Dont want to be alarmist, the actual risks of a problem is still very low, but when you hear stories of long detention (like days and weeks) its scary.

 

[Michelle Gunn]

Got the memo. Not going. May never see my friends on that side again.

 

[philonius]

what people dont realize is that border agents (on both sides) have so much power over an individual while crossing, recourses are limitied and long term. In the short term you are at the mercy of the agent that decides you are guilty of something. Dont want to be alarmist, the actual risks of a problem is still very low, but when you hear stories of long detention (like days and weeks) its scary.

This!

I've had at least 4 separate incidents where a lone border agent has fucked up my day or a flight or something bc they just want to go Captain America on us for some weird reason or another. All result in us getting through but not without a bunch of spent time or having to remake plans/rebook flights etc and this is before the recent animosity coming from down south.

 

[Doc Holliday]

 

[Tor1393]

its not just the US btw. I once was crossing at a border I do not usually cross into Canada at. The border agent was giving me a bit of a bad time. He then politely told me that, visiting Canada was a priviliege and not a right. I thought about it and ya, its true. I have no "right " as a non citiizen to visit canada.

As far as the US is concerned, alittle moderation is in order. Prostitution is illegal in most states in the US. so ya, it NOT a good idea to enter a country to do illegal activity. Pretty much a no brainer. Dont blame the country, its their laws and we are forced to respect them. Canada also has some regressive laws in my opinion. Such is life. I dont break them. So the answer is do not go to the US to practice prostitution. Or if you take teh risk, then dont complain if you are caught

 

[Giselle Montreal]

so ya, it NOT a good idea to enter a country to do illegal activity. Pretty much a no brainer.

Do you book providers when you come to Canada?

 

[Giselle Montreal]

before I answer that, is prostitution legal in Canada? I dont do anything illegal in canada

Clients are criminals in Canada.

But you know already not to complain if your caught.

 

[CLOUD 500]

its not just the US btw. I once was crossing at a border I do not usually cross into Canada at. The border agent was giving me a bit of a bad time. He then politely told me that, visiting Canada was a priviliege and not a right. I thought about it and ya, its true. I have no "right " as a non citiizen to visit canada.

As far as the US is concerned, alittle moderation is in order. Prostitution is illegal in most states in the US. so ya, it NOT a good idea to enter a country to do illegal activity. Pretty much a no brainer. Dont blame the country, its their laws and we are forced to respect them. Canada also has some regressive laws in my opinion. Such is life. I dont break them. So the answer is do not go to the US to practice prostitution. Or if you take teh risk, then dont complain if you are caught

It is a victimless law. Just an example of government overreach dictating policing peoples behavior. What ever two consenting adults do is none of the government's business.

 

[2fast2slow]

So the girl I wrote about in post #1 last year has had a recent very bad experience. She would often travel to the US for sex work with a friend sex worker. I don't have all the details of the story but that friend recently "got caught" at the border when her story about her destination was deemed not credible. She had her phone searched and they detained her, and then barred her from entering the US.

The girl in post #1 I was talking about was in the pictures on the phone of the friend, so when she tried to enter the US, somehow she was recognized as the girl in the picts of the other girl (if you are to beleive the story), and she was also detained, and accused of illegally entering the country for sex work as the friend was.

From what I understood in our short conversation, she has been barred from the US and she said she has to go to Lacolle (I guess she meant Champain) border crossing in a couple of weeks to give extra documents to prove she was not trying to enter the US to do illegal sex work. But what I did not understand was is that to allow her to go back in the country or to not have charges laid against her?
Man i would not want to go back to a US border crossing to prove my innocence, sounds like she is really f***. I told her to consult a lawyer before going.

Either way, this is a cautionary tale.

 

[AnthonyAnderson]

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Either way, this is a cautionary tale.

It boggles the mind as to why one would take this kind of risk in 2026! This is reckless (and I am weighing my words). It's not like there are not enough clients in Canada! Unreal!

And regarding the story with the picture in the phone, you can imagine what type of technology (AI, facial recognition, etc. google "palantir") that they have at their disposal nowadays. I have seen similar accouts on social media. The story is plausible.

 

[Giselle Montreal]

It boggles the mind as to why one would take this kind of risk in 2026! This is reckless (and I am weighing my words). It's not like there are not enough clients in Canada! Unreal!

There are probably enough men living on my street to make a living of for the entire year. Thing is, probably zero of them are my client or will ever be. Our market doesn't work like this, and is changing depending on marketing and rates. The pool of clients in Montreal is actually smaller than you think. I understand why someone would want to discover an entirely new market, that also pays better than anywhere in Canada.

 

[Petit prince]

How would any border customs officer know if a woman is working as an escort if she does not do a lot of back-and-forth travel and is never caught with too much cash?

Not just in the US, but also in other countries.

Phone search? Online profile?
Obviously if a well known profile as Indy, it would be easier, but some low profile, used to work at agency let’s say I would wonder if they succeeded to find out