Stefan EissingFeb 10

Do not travel to the USofA, part XXXIV:

- doing everything right is not enough
- white skin does not protect you
- detention may mean a cell shared with 70 people, fighting over food, without medical supplies
- your signature will get forged if you refuse
- judge orders for release on bail are ignored

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months

Seamus Culleton has lived in US for two decades, married a citizen and runs a plastering business but faces deportation

The Guardian
Show threadPetra van Cronenburg

@icing and meanwhile, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection "has warned citizens of #Germany who wish to #travel to the USA to weigh up in advance whether they are prepared to share the data requested by the US authorities" https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/10/russia-ukraine-war-us-talks-europe-live-updates-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-698b2cd98f08990461b84305#block-698b2cd98f08990461b84305

#dataSecurity #safety #Reisen

Macron says Europe facing ‘profound geopolitical rupture’ amid changes in world order – Europe live

‘It is time for Europe to wake up … If we do not decide for ourselves, we will be swept away,’ the French president said

the Guardian
Feb 10 at 3:18pmWeb