N.H. man, a legal U.S. resident since age 3, reportedly denied reentry from Canada at border

A Canadian citizen who has lived legally in New Hampshire for 43 years has been denied reentry into the United States, NBC10 Boston reports. 

Chris Landry, 46, was stopped Sunday at the border in Houlton, Maine, on his way back to Peterborough, New Hampshire from a family trip to Canada, the station reports. He told the NBC10 Boston that despite his green card and being a legal resident in New Hampshire since he was 3 years old, he was turned away because of past convictions in the Granite State. 

Landry told NBC10 Boston he faced charges of marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license in 2004 and 2007. He said he was given a suspended sentence, paid his fines, and has had no criminal record since. 

On Sunday, he said he could only get back into the United States, where he lives with his partner and five children, who are American citizens, if he sees an immigration judge. 

He told NBC10 Boston he goes to Canada at least once a year and has never before encountered an issue reentering the United States. 

Landry said he blames the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown for the uncertainty he is now facing.

“I was definitely all for ‘Make America Great Again,’ and having a strong, unified country, and a bright future for my five American children, but now I feel a little differently,” he told NBC10 Boston. “I’ve been torn from my family. My life has been disregarded completely.”

Dialynn Dwyer is a reporter and editor at Boston.com, covering breaking and local news across Boston and New England.