AI6YR BenFeb 22

The Guardian: ‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

#tourism #fascism #ice #USpol

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

The Guardian
Show threadKarin!

@ai6yr I can’t help but put a little bit of blame on her for taking the trip in the first place. Of course it shouldn’t have happened, but every person that comes to be a tourist anyway legitimizes their decisions just that tiny bit.

“It’s ok, it’s only happening to brown people”

Feb 22 at 2:59pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22
@nirak Yep.