Quaid had been living in Montreal since 2013 under immigration detention in Laval , Quebec  until his conditional release by the Immigration and Refugee Board on October 8 , 2015 under the condition that he return to the US within two weeks.  Quaid was subsequently taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Vermont at the Highgate Springs port of entry on October 9 while trying to cross into the United States from Canada .
After being detained in Montreal , Randy Quaid was released in 2015 before October 9 , 2015 , and ordered to return to the US within two weeks .