British tourist claims she was held in a "cell"

A British tourist travelling to Los Angeles claims she was held for 24 hours, deported and banned from entering the US for ten years because immigration officials found a two-year-old text about cocaine on her phone.

Isabella Brazier-Jones, 28, from Shepherd’s Bush, West London, says she flew to the Californian city on March 12 for the trip of a lifetime with her best friend Olivia Cura, 26.

The two Brits, who met while studying at the prestigious acting school RADA, say they spent £3,500 on flights, accommodation and car rental in preparation for their planned holiday – one month in L.A. and one month in New York City.