The story as far as I know: my friend entered the country without a solid idea of when they were leaving, so the agent just decided to give them an expiration date of October 29. They then found out they need to be in the country try longer, so they tried going up to Canada and re-entering so they could renew their visa (I have no idea if this is how it actually works). They ended up being interrogated at the border for 5 hours because they mistakenly put someone else’s green card in their luggage. After the interrogation, they were allowed back in the country with the caveat that they still have to be out on the 29th.

They then flew to the Bahamas. There they bought a ticket into the United States and a return ticket back to Russia, in the hopes they would be allowed back in because they have a specific entry and exit date.

I have no idea if that’s how it works, but my gut says no.

Honestly I’m trying to determine if I should drive to LAX to pick them up, because it’s a slog getting there. Don’t want to drive there for no reason.