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But at the time, we didn't think it was happening to Germans
Then you didn't pay attention, cause it happened to other Germans already.
And the Auswärtige Amt (German Foreign Office) has updated their travel advisory for the US with new warnings.
They did not send them to El Salvador btw, they're back in Germany now.
But the description of how they were treated is still harrowing:
Pohl and Lepère were interrogated in Honolulu International Airport for hours and allegedly subjected to body scans and strip searches before, finally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents denied them entry to the country and said they would be deported, according to the outlet.
Officials became suspicious of potential illegal work intentions after learning the teens had not booked accommodation for their entire five-week stay in Hawaii
So everytime I travel I'm a potential terrorist? That's what (many) backpackers do you dumbasses.
The women said they were placed in a holding cell beside some other detainees who were accused of serious crimes. The teens alleged they spent the night on moldy mattresses in a freezing double cell.
On March 19, the young travelers were allegedly taken back to Honolulu International Airport in handcuffs, where they requested to be sent to Tokyo, Japan.
Now imagine how much worse it is for all those so-called "illegals", and still how much worse when they get to El Salvador.
I look forward to Hawaii's tourism economy being destroyed by fear of being deported
‘We had already noticed a little bit of what was going on in the U.S. But at the time, we didn't think it was happening to Germans,’ Maria Lepère says
Welcome to the real world. Pity they had to find out this way, but maybe it'll rattle them enough to [email protected] and [email protected]
"These travelers were denied entry after attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretenses. One used a Visitor visa, the other the Visa Waiver Program," CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said in a statement. "Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work – something strictly prohibited under U.S. immigration laws for these visas."
Provided that that's true, and I'm not saying it definitely is, that would be a valid reason to deny entry.
Even if they admitted that "later", when exactly? After a night in the cold cell with a choice of being detained longer or immediate deportation if they admitted that?
That's not in the article and those people were in Hawaii, not in California.
Travel to the USA is a risk sport like running in front of a bull in Pamplona streets
But the bulls will only either kill you or break a few bones if you don't get out of their way. Here, the "bulls" make sure to corner you and pummell you down, just for the thrill of it.
With the World Cup a year away…
Everyone who is going to USA for vacation is an idiot.
It seems like a bit of a stretch to frame two teenagers wishing to go island-hopping as part of their post-graduation world trip as "intending to work" 😜
Deportation appears to be about as appropriate here as sending the SWAT team after someone who dropped a candy wrapper.
My friends are going there in June. They had booked the trip before Trump was even elected They have little kids and look as Aryan as it gets so they should be fine. But honestly in their place I would still seriously consider cancelling.
I don't think that "looking as Aryan as it gets" will keep cutting it with the US. They are treating their own Citizens like this after all.
‘We had already noticed a little bit of what was going on in the U.S. But at the time, we didn't think it was happening to Germans,’ Maria Lepère says
Maria Lepère is either a certified idiot or lives behind the moon and/or in TikTok.
I had a discussion a little while ago on Lemmy about someone saying “why should I care about US politics”. Well, add this to the reasons why.
She's just a kid who recently finished school. But I hope she learned an important life lesson there.
TBF, that's normal. People tend to consume social media in their own language and don't get the full brunt of what's going on in the US. People want to stick to the idea that the world is just as normal as it was 10 years ago.
Well, thankfully I'm not normal.
Also, I have partial understanding for these backpackers. They were already traveling around the world, and my experience is that you consume less news or social media while traveling. Much less.
You'll still read enough about Trump and the US, even if you read in your native language. I see enough news about Trump every day, no matter what platform. The lady is just super naive and thought: nothing will happen?
My experience is that travelling around the world is basically a full-time-job where you spend at least 2 hours every day gathering up-to-date info about your upcoming itinerary.
But maybe I'm weird that way. When I'm travelling with others, I usually slide into the role of travel guide automatically.
They say, international tourism to Usa plummets by 10%.
So there are still 90% certified idiots.
I mean, a lot of people aren’t willing to outright cancel their already booked trips, since they don’t wish to waste potentially thousands of euros, so they may as well take the risk
Aaand this is why the national governments in the EU should already have issued an official travel warning... or simply state on camera: "Don't go to the fucking USA!"