@randahl @mc

Met a woman who mentioned #Wwoofing* to the USA arrival goons.

"Sign here giving up your rights and you're on a plane back to Australia in 6 hours."

Don't know what happens if you don't sign.

* Volunteer unpaid work on organic farms.

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She has very little recourse, unfortunately.

I was detained for hours back in 2008 at a US border crossing, and I had a valid TN work visa. Didn't make any different.

The Homeland Security putz had decided he didn't like me taking an American job and drug it out until my employer and the client, both multinational conglomerates, got involved.

@randahl @mc

people of the world:

This American is advising you to just stay away from this shithole right now. Thanks.

@randahl @mc This is what you get when you vote for hate.

These people wanted to make her suffer, rot in prison, to know ”who’s boss around here”.

No matter it cost the american taxpayer more because she missed her return flight.

They will always choose to hurt over reason. That’s why they’re dangerous.

»Brösche would spend that time in federal detention, where she remains, waiting for a deportation flight back to Berlin. […] Lofving said the episode is particularly absurd because Brösche’s original return flight to Berlin was on Feb. 15 — nearly two weeks ago.«

»They found that of the 447 migrants detained in all four stations, 42% of them exceeded the 72-hour standard, with some being there for more than 20 days.«

https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility

@randahl
> “Why are American taxpayers spending thousands of dollars detaining tourists who are perfectly willing to leave,”
> […]
> “It speaks to how inefficient this whole situation is,”

The purpose of the system is what it does. It would be nice if the media would finally stop getting stuck on this part.

@randahl @mc

Courts exerting any power would imply the rule of law. What makes you think there still is the rule of law in the US?

@bundestag @Bundesregierung @AuswaertigesAmt @EUCommission wtf?

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@randahl @mc

Strenghtens me in my decicion to ditch the vacation with my daughter, in that i wanted to show her some US cities and visit a friend.
If it stays like this, my feet will not willingly touch US ground in the future. I'd be too afraid for myself, let alone for my child.
(not that i felt safe in the US on the last two trips many years ago. Would not immigrate there for money. )

@randahl
"because Brösche’s original return flight to Berlin was on Feb. 15 — nearly two weeks ago"

What the flipping?

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This certainly raises the stakes… it used to be that if you tried to enter and customs didn’t believe you, you would be denied entry. But now you’ll be arrested and imprisoned? Certainly confirms that I don’t want to travel to the US for any reason, too risky on so many levels.