Summary
Germany updated its travel advice for the US after three German nationals were detained despite holding valid visas or entry waivers.
The Foreign Office clarified that holding a US visa or ESTA approval does not guarantee entry, as border authorities have the final say.
Recent detentions include a green card holder held at Boston airport and two others detained at the US-Mexico border.
Germany investigates whether these cases reflect a broader policy shift under Trump’s tighter immigration policies.
I recently vacationed in Germany and the immigration polizei agent asked me, in English, “what’s the purpose of your visit here?” and I said something like “Urlaub machen und Bier trinken, naturlich!” He applied the stamp and waved me through without incident.
So… Thanks for being cool, Germans!
I don’t fucking understand why they’d rather detain and deport people than just reject them at the border.
Yes, the for-profit prison companies are making money imprisoning people, but the government is the one spending it. It doesn’t make sense.
The government is taking tax money from citizens and giving it to the oligarchs running the for-profit prisons.
The only part of that that doesn’t make sense is the citizens voting for it.
I’ve been wondering that too. Why not just say “nope” and have them take a plane home?
The detention centers are private and run by large corps, which receive taxpayer money for every person detained. They’re detaining people because they get paid to do so!
Depends on who is buddy with who. If the government money ends up in the right pockets in the end, all players are happy.
Well, except tax payers but they are the peasants in the kingdom.
As a dual EU/US citizen, I cannot get over how fucking dumb this whole thing is.
