Grace, 30, never wanted to leave her native South Africa. But here she was, leaning against a bus window as it drove out of New York City for Plattsburgh, N.Y., on the night of March 15.
She was struggling with a bad headache, the product of jet lag from two back-to-back flights. It also didn’t help that she had been crying ever since she left her husband and three children behind. CBC News is concealing Grace’s identity because she fears for their safety back home.
Once in Plattsburgh, Grace paid $50 US for a taxi to take her even deeper upstate to the
